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Community => Watto's Junk Yard => Topic started by: Famine on December 21, 2005, 11:18 PM
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Vator passed this story along to me, and it makes me uneasy:
Self Aware Robot (http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20051219/awarerobot_tec.html?source=rss)
I think my toaster should just toast, not think too.
Kevin
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Why does the name Skynet come to mind! :D
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Yeah, that's mildly disturbing. Pair that with those military robots they started making with machine guns and rocket launchers...
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And where will you be if you don't have Old Glory Robot Insurance?
Because you want coverage from when the metal ones come for you.
(http://snltranscripts.jt.org/95/pics/95foldglory2.jpg)
Indeed, they are strong.
Old Lady #1: When my ex-husband passed away, the insurance company said his policy didn't cover him.
Old Lady #2: They didn't have enough money for the funeral.
Old Lady #3: It's so hard nowadays, with all the gangs and rap music..
Old Lady #1: What about the robots?
Old Lady #4: Oh, they're everywhere!
Old Lady #1: I don't even know why the scientists make them.
Old Lady #2: Darren and I have a policy with Old Glory Insurance, in case we're attacked by robots.
Old Lady #1: An insurance policy with a robot plan? Certainly, I'm too old.
Old Lady #2: Old Glory covers anyone over the age of 50 against robot attack, regardless of current health.
[ cut to Sam Waterston, Compensated Endorser ]
Sam Waterson: I'm Sam Waterston, of the popular TV series "Law & Order". As a senior citizen, you're probably aware of the threat robots pose. Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel. Well, now there's a company that offers coverage against the unfortunate event of robot attack, with Old Glory Insurance. Old Glory will cover you with no health check-up or age consideration. [ SUPER: Limitied Benefits First Two Years ] You need to feel safe. And that's harder and harder to do nowadays, because robots may strike at any time.
[ show pie chart reading "Cause of Death in Persons Over 50 Years of Age": Heart Disease, 42% - Robots, 58% ]
And when they grab you with those metal claws, you can't break free.. because they're made of metal, and robots are strong. Now, for only $4 a month, you can achieve peace of mind in a world full of grime and robots, with Old Glory Insurance. So, don't cower under your afghan any longer. Make a choice. [ SUPER: "WARNING: Persons denying the existence of Robots may be Robots themselves. ] Old Glory Insurance. For when the metal ones decide to come for you - and they will.
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I hope we get Protocol Droids or household helpers like Rosie from the Jetsons. I don't want to see Skynet or them robots from I Robot!! :o It's armageddon.
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Vator passed this story along to me, and it makes me uneasy:
Self Aware Robot (http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20051219/awarerobot_tec.html?source=rss)
I think my toaster should just toast, not think too.
Kevin
My toaster actually needs to think because it's always burning my toast! >:( ....or maybe I should just buy a new toaster :) It's a bit creepy to think that a robot can now be aware of its being. Of course in the future if robots did take over I guess it would be our fault for creating them in the first place. I'm sure we're a long ways from that happening though.