Shout Box archive

28 Jun 20:00

Amit Dutta

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True altruism is doing something you don't enjoy or don't want to do for someone else because it will help them

28 Jun 19:59

Amit Dutta

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Lol muzz....fair enough. Sure. I actually definitely just like helping others for its own sake, but the feeling of "doing good" is the self interest bit I guess

28 Jun 19:58

Mechanizoid

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I will, what is it about?

28 Jun 19:58

OtherMuzz

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you should check out an old anime called roujin Z

28 Jun 19:58

OtherMuzz

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but yeah good idea mech

28 Jun 19:57

Mechanizoid

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And then I can expand to civilian spacecraft!

28 Jun 19:57

OtherMuzz

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The best you really get is choosing to align your goals and life with what helps other people

28 Jun 19:57

Amit Dutta

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There is indeed....would be cool to see actually :)

28 Jun 19:57

OtherMuzz

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not even me wanting to help others get better at art is altruistic, in the end it is motivated by seeing it lead to a positive end goal.

28 Jun 19:56

Mechanizoid

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I think I'm going to avoid drawing military robots, there are already more than enough of them out there. I want to explore the vast unexplored ground of civilian 'bots.

28 Jun 19:54

Mechanizoid

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NASA, on the other hand...

28 Jun 19:54

Mechanizoid

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Yeah, those military budgets are nice and big and fat lol

28 Jun 19:54

OtherMuzz

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Lol peoples self interests outweigh all else.

28 Jun 19:53

Mechanizoid

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Imagine if all robotics researchers refused to develop weapons of war.

28 Jun 19:53

Mechanizoid

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You know, sometimes I've thought scientists should band together and create an organization to control the way they allow their discoveries to be used.

28 Jun 19:53

OtherMuzz

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no need for an internal skeleton though

28 Jun 19:53

OtherMuzz

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though he was based on pneubotics technology

28 Jun 19:52

OtherMuzz

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baymax was a prediction, imo

28 Jun 19:52

Amit Dutta

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Yep I've read about those!

28 Jun 19:52

OtherMuzz

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http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/264/

28 Jun 19:51

OtherMuzz

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compliant materials allow robots to interact with humans without accidently killing them with bad programming

28 Jun 19:51

OtherMuzz

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Look into pneumatic robotics and vaccum muscles. those will be the carer robots in the future

28 Jun 19:51

Mechanizoid

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And I will!

28 Jun 19:50

Mechanizoid

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It's the same with mecha, I think they will be awesome for all kinds of civilian work!

28 Jun 19:50

Amit Dutta

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Do it! :)

28 Jun 19:50

Mechanizoid

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Yeah, that would be so awesome! I'll go and draw one at some point. Imagine that future.

28 Jun 19:49

Amit Dutta

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:) thanks man, wishing for a little ai bot to help before that time comes, but haha probably not

28 Jun 19:49

Mechanizoid

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Really Amit? I know exactly what you mean, it is hard work. Best of luck, buddy. :-)

28 Jun 19:48

Mechanizoid

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Hold on the machine-gun wielding terminator bots. I want the robot helpers and companions.

28 Jun 19:48

Amit Dutta

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I am going to be a full time carer at some point coming, and it's fucking hard work

28 Jun 19:48

Mechanizoid

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Oh yes, I know! I help to take care of my elderly grandmother, and a robot helper would be so awesome for her. :-)

28 Jun 19:47

Amit Dutta

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Yeah AI will be awesome. Just in elderly care alone...it would be amazing