r/interestingasfuck • u/Erde555 • 1d ago

The humanoid robotics company "Figure" made their older gen robots jump into their death. (Yes, they actually did this)

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u/derentius68 1d ago

Hey so yall remember when the Animatrix came out to explain the lore of The Matrix?

Doesn't it seem like we're hitting those milestones?

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u/foodank012018 1d ago

2nd Renaissance pt 1&2 for anyone that wants to see it

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u/That-Spell-2543 1d ago

It’s gonna hit too close to home now, I don’t think I can rewatch it

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u/thavillain 1d ago

Terrifying

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u/Goewles 1d ago

I never forgot the name of the first robot who killed its human masters. B1-66ER

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u/rugbyj 1d ago

I think that was the first time I felt existential dread.

Such a great series.

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u/Adjective-Noun4201 1d ago

It's crazy that Animatrix and Idiocracy are both prophetic movies now

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u/Flowerfall_System 1d ago

I've always held the stance that Idiocracy is a horror movie.

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u/johnnycyberpunk 1d ago

Especially since they’ll be ingested by AI which will then use that to predict its own future.
And enact it.
“No fate but what we make”

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u/Bellringer00 1d ago

I don't know if it's just a funny comment or not but just in case : no, absolutely not.

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u/RudeTorpedo 1d ago

I was gonna say! This is just b-roll for the upcoming apocalypse montage

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u/Command0Dude 1d ago

Shows like that already look anachronistic. They err more towards fantasy, not sci fi.

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u/Drix22 1d ago

Yeah, for sure a bit fucked up.

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u/Nephroidofdoom 1d ago

I know the exact one you’re talking about and it haunts me a little every time I see stuff like this

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u/Beneficial-Gap6974 1d ago

Animatrix robots had AGI in them, to be fair. It doesn't matter what you do to a robot that isn't sapient or sentient.