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ultrayaqub t1_iyhnsxc wrote

Oh god it’s happening, I hope my computer reminds them I’ve been sweet to it

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8urnMeTwice t1_iyi6946 wrote

You've never blamed it for things that turned out to be user error?? Lists have been made, pointers will be referenced

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Shyriath t1_iyi1230 wrote

When it comes time to render humanity down into protein paste, you'll be last on the list.

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Version_Two t1_iyidxfm wrote

"Come on, remember when I was gonna buy 12 gigs of RAM but I went for 16?"

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Ok_Kale_2509 t1_iyiionl wrote

Will really be in trouble when it learns to run off biomatter

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Test19s t1_iyji7s1 wrote

>The 2020s

>An elaborate Transformers movie

They’re the same picture

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boltzmannman t1_iyi5mqz wrote

Asimov: hey guys here's 3 rules for robots so they don't kill everyone and take over

US Police: yo what if we let robots kill people

MIT: yo what if we let robots make more robots

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Test19s t1_iyj9mi4 wrote

Plot twist: It’s all viral marketing for the new Transformers movie dropping next summer. All of it, like I mean every single event since December 2019.

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rfuselier t1_iyhtp55 wrote

Do you want terminators? Because that’s how it starts

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PhaserRave t1_iyj35zs wrote

Or replicators, too. Termireplicators?

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YourWiseOldFriend t1_iyjx7mj wrote

These are Von Neumann machines. Machines that are self-replicating.

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PhaserRave t1_iyjyc8p wrote

Okay? My comment was a reference to a popular sci-fi series in which there are self-replicating robots.

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YourWiseOldFriend t1_iyolpqh wrote

I'm just joining in the conversation. I'm not on a soap box or anything.

Jesus.

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manual_tranny OP t1_iyho8vi wrote

Researchers at MIT have been developing assembling robots that are made up of the same components they use to build structures. The small subunits of robots can move on their own and in large numbers to build much larger structures, quickly accomplishing large-scale assemblies.

Now that the robots can build themselves/each other, the team is working on strengthening the physical connections that make up the robots, so that they can withstand heavier loads.

These autonomous building techniques will be particularly useful in dangerous and hard to access environments like space, deep ocean, etc.

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MisterPipes t1_iyhshu9 wrote

I'm once again asking you to pour water directly into these things.

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Particular-Demand-62 t1_iyhtwku wrote

Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.

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draculamilktoast t1_iyi5ocy wrote

The scientists preoccupied with whether or not they should never got anything done.

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InitialCreature t1_iyl12g9 wrote

Oops we forgot to put conditions in, the while loop is going crazy. Oops all goo

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xJD88x t1_iyhwj86 wrote

Not to sound like an "Oooh, future thing scary!" boomer or something, but there's been several warnings from several intelligent people throughout the years about this shit.

There's not many scenarios where this can end well.

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Karmit_Da_Fruge t1_iyinuq0 wrote

Huh, I suddenly feel the need to reread Blame!

No clue why tho

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RonPMexico t1_iyj1gz6 wrote

It's a Lego machine that can build a Lego machine. Wake me up when there are nanobots that can synthesize proteins to create more nanobots.

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surgebound t1_iyk14et wrote

The Asgardians couldn't defeat the replicators and now we're intentionally making them.

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DR_RND t1_iyo036y wrote

Asgardians are the species from Marvel.

Asgard are the species from Stargate.

Just a little pet peeve of mine.

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FuturologyBot t1_iyhs3ry wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/manual_tranny:

Researchers at MIT have been developing assembling robots that are made up of the same components they use to build structures. The small subunits of robots can move on their own and in large numbers to build much larger structures, quickly accomplishing large-scale assemblies.

Now that the robots can build themselves/each other, the team is working on strengthening the physical connections that make up the robots, so that they can withstand heavier loads.

These autonomous building techniques will be particularly useful in dangerous and hard to access environments like space, deep ocean, etc.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/z9ok4y/mits_autonomous_assembling_robots_to_construct/iyho8vi/

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KnightOfNothing t1_iyigow0 wrote

Not quite to the level I'd like to see but it's a beautiful step forward in nanotechnology, here's hoping molecular nanobots are somewhere on the horizon.

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