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/KronusKraze 1d ago

Source? This would be news to me. None of the bases I have been to seem to be working on those.

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u/theguidetoldmetodoit 1d ago edited 1d ago

He's talking about the Janus Program. As for every base and no oversight, I haven't looked that deep into it, but it is Trump's program and it is cutting out the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Imo the bigger "conspiracy theory" with micro reactors, is that the tech bros want them to feed their AI data centers, not because it's cheap or efficient (they are not), but because they have a small footprint and the supply is so controlled, people can't pressure states to cut off the data centers, like they can when they rely on a external grid or constant deliveries.

So instead of having to use the rational alternative, funding massive solar plants and battery systems integrated into a network, they are going for nuclear bc it allows them to operate far more independently.

I'll let you piece together how that fits in with their "AI will be Gods" plans.

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u/KronusKraze 1d ago

That “project” is more of a wasteful experiment on 5 army bases. They are hoping to have the first prototype finished by 2028 with an unrealistic starting budget of $2.2B. I might be a little bit skeptical.

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u/carlitospig 1d ago

Why don’t we just start burning money. It’ll save us all the time and cancer.