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by bjornsing 2110 days ago
Replace us? Isn’t it enough to just enslave us, feed us scraps and tell us what to do? Lot’s of startups are working on that. (It’s called the gig economy.) :P

Footnote: I’m not this critical of the gig economy, just couldn’t resist the opportunity for some gallows humor. :)
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biztos 2110 days ago
But what would a robot sufficiently smart/powerful to enslave us actually need us to do?

Entertain them?

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misanthropian00 2110 days ago
Sure. Pets. We could perform tricks in exchange for slices of robot made pizza. Sentient robots may get bored too. Weird bipedal monkey creatures with delusions of grandeur should be good for a laugh at least.
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biztos 2109 days ago
Mmmm, pizza!

https://youtu.be/okVM0sSwmNQ

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