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by prime09 795 days ago
They found the bottom of the uncanny valley and started digging.
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Really scary feelings watching the clip. I think we need to make robots either neutral, or somewhat cute. Otherwise society will distrust these entities. This is the opinion of someone strongly rooting for the success of AI/ML and its symbiotic integration with actuators, either on an isolated basis or as a large hive mind.
These are inherently dangerous machines and you should distrust them - we don't dress up lathes and excavators to be "cute"
You say distrust like it is a bad thing.
Does anyone remember the scene in Terminator 2 where the T-1000 turns around instantly by swapping its face from front to back on its head? It reminds me of that. It's like they were consciously trying to evoke the Terminator.
You're thinking of a fight scene in terminator 3.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hSZkU9Yyp0w

Actually I was thinking of the Terminator 2 scene, but this one is closer to what the robot does with the head turning 180 degrees. Creepy either way.
That was my first thought.

Shock value PR stunt? Moving the Overton window for the general public’s aversion to what comes next?

They worked on it long enough to not notice it.
Marketing. It's attention grabbing.