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Robots. Abundance for All, or Just the Survivors?

And Why Are the New Robots All White?
Robots. Abundance for All, or Just the Survivors?
I loved robots when I was a kid. They seemed to be everywhere in popular culture. From the Amazing Magical Robot Game, an educational toy that appeared in my Christmas stocking, to the weekly dose of “Danger, Will Robinson” while watching the cult American classic series Lost in Space, I was hooked. So when I was seven or eight years old and "Tricky’s" the local toy shop, put one in their shop window, I had to have it. Beyond the reach of my pocket money, I devised “The Robot Club” with... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Saturday, December 27, 2025 9:55:00 PM Categories: Artificial Intelligence Dystopia Economics Marketing Philosophy Politics Racism Robots Sustainability Tech Technology Thought
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Grumpy, Sober and Taking Notes: Ten Modern Annoyances

A tour of the little things driving me quietly round the bend
Grumpy, Sober and Taking Notes: Ten Modern Annoyances
One of the things I've noticed since I gave up the booze (in May 2024) is that I'm an exceptionally judgemental person. I don't know where I get it from as my parents were really easy-going, tolerant folk. Not me. Hardly an hour goes by where I don't find something to moan and groan about. I thought perhaps I was just experiencing the common cognitive bias which psychologists call the 'fundamental attribution error'. That's the one where, for example, while driving you think that... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Tuesday, November 18, 2025 10:55:00 PM Categories: Cusine Internet Robots Social Media
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Breaking: AI unlikely to take over the world!

AI Isn't Coming for Your Brain – It Can Barely Sell You a Subscription
Breaking: AI unlikely to take over the world!
I'm sure you will have had some truck with AI of late, either as a user, an observer, or, increasingly, a victim. We all seem to be victims of AI at present. Every social media platform is rapidly filling up with 'AI slop' - machine generated content, either memes or videos that no matter how impressively realistic they are than last years 'AI slop', they remain annoyingly identifyable as 'AI slop'. Even if you're not a social media victim of this invasion, as an observer it’s hard... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Monday, June 30, 2025 1:56:00 PM Categories: AI Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Robots
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