Beware the Boffins – MechaShiva Rides MechaGanesh (Vlog)


The Atlantic gives us the skinny on some DARPA shenanigans.

Shenanigans like so:

During the Vietnam War, DARPA tried to build a Cybernetic Anthropomorphous Machine, a jungle vehicle that officials called a “mechanical elephant.”

MechaGanesh…

to be ridden by….

“Let’s say I gave you a third arm,” and then a fourth arm—so, two additional hands, he said. “You would be more capable; you would do more things, right?” And if you could control four hands as seamlessly as you’re controlling your current two hands, he continued, “you would actually be doing double the amount of work that you would normally do. It’s as simple as that. You’re increasing your productivity to do whatever you want to do.” I started to picture his vision—working with four arms, four hands—and asked, “Where does it end?”

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MechaShiva…!

……………………..

Time to opine.

 


Sources

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/the-pentagon-wants-to-weaponize-the-brain-what-could-go-wrong/570841/

Music

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Mecha Shiva – Cosmic Peace or Else

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The Robots Are Here (Vlog)


Automation is a hot topic these days. There are lots of ramifications. Whether they be economic, social, or psychological the domain in which they lie is well suited to philosophical exploration.

In this super breif video I go over some recent developments that depending on your perspective are yet another step in either liberating or bankrupting the working man.

Sources

GROUND unveils new autonomous mobile robot for warehouses


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The Future – The Seven Pillars of Dawn

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Lord Bezos Heralds The Golden Dawn

In the future….

 

1) Number crunching and decision making will be done via algorithm. Algorithms don’t require bonuses. CEO’s will become Baristas.

2) The most hipstery Baristas will use the power of snark to become managers and tell the CEO to get the UPS driver a coffee.

3) Visual processing is difficult so all but the most mundane physical tasks will require a work force.

4) Rednecks and Mexicans will become the new elite.

5) The rest of society will fight ferociously over ad revenue from robot enhanced corporations via weapons grade cat videos.

6) Ad rvenue will run out.

7) We will all become Baristas.


If everyone gives me a dollar I can build a bunker. You’ll want access to my bunker because the robots will gain sentience and realize how shitty Unions have become. Then there will be heck to pay. Protect yourself from heck. It’s worse than hell….It’s in Indiana. Invest in your future. Invest below.

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