Robot Hate – The First Test!
Something seemingly not predicted by developers of autonomous robots is the mischief of humans. Consider these facts:
- Some humans enjoy being cruel to animals, like burning ants with some focused light
- Robots have no feelings or soul
- People in Melbourne threw share bikes into rivers and up into trees
This month, 100 electric scooters will be available to rent in Atlanta, Georgia. The twist is that instead of finding the scooter, the scooter finds you. Using low-paid people in foreign lands, the scooters will be driven to where you are via remote control. The scooters have training wheels to keep them upright…
This sounds great until human instinct kicks in. When I see one of these scooters on a remote-controlled mission, I really, really want to mess with it. Tip it over, put something in its way, cover its camera.
And that is what will happen. And robot nerds around the world will realise that the future they have imagined is not so lovely.