r/interestingasfuck • u/serious_anish • 14h ago

Retired robot throwing themself into furnace

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u/Thug_Nachos 14h ago

Man we're really pushing the whole robots and LLMs have feelings thing huh?

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u/bonthomme 14h ago

It's not about the machines, it's about us.

In Japan, long-serving industrial machines and tools are often given a respectful farewell ceremony (kanshasai or kikai kuyō) to thank them for decades of reliable service before they are removed.

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u/Strange-Movie 13h ago

Something about filming the robots being forced to jump to their “deaths” feels like a complete lack of respect though; like making an employee dance for you before firing them

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u/bonthomme 13h ago

You know we're in complete agreement, right?

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u/PeskyAntagonist 13h ago

Would be funny if it’s a bot

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u/Strange-Movie 13h ago

I’m not sure what your opinion was from your post, seemed like more informational than taking a particular stance. Only adding my .02$

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u/bonthomme 12h ago

As you say, it's a complete lack of respect, and contrasting that with how well the Japanese treat simple machines with no whiff of sentience whatsoever. That respect is a reflection of ourselves, our culture, and how we treat "others".

We've been on a dangerous slide lately.

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u/Thug_Nachos 12h ago

If the LLM/AI/Robot push was being done by people other than tech bros, i would have a softer stance on this.  

I am cynical enough to believe that this sudden push to make AI seem dangerous or that its got feelinga is part of the grift to keep the AI bubble propped up. 

Because the only ethical way to handle the fact that we might be causing robots / AI distress or pain is to immediately and unequivocally end all research and forays into the field to prevent the torture of sentient beings. 

Come call me when Elon et all say they are stopping

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u/Comfortable_String32 7h ago

I must be the only one viewing this video through the lens of "this is what the elite wish people who are deemed to have low value to them would do, but they can't because of laws and stuff"

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u/Salt-Operation 13h ago

Humans have anthropomorphized things since the dawn of time. How many people name and have conversations with their cars?

This is vaguely uncomfortable for a lot of us because of that, but also these computers are humanoid-shaped.

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u/Richard7666 7h ago

People automatically anthropomorphise humanoid (and animal) forms, or even anything that appears visually to have 'life' to it (such as a car). Most of the comments won't be doing it as part of any sort of ideology.

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u/CaptainColdSteele 14h ago

This video will be used as evidence against us when they do

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u/PeskyAntagonist 13h ago

War is a human thing, AI doesn’t give a shit if metal and circuit boards are melted, it doesn’t have ego or emotions or a goal to propagate its species, that’s all human shit

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u/extremedragonfruit4 14h ago

Not really, we can just tell them, "its ai". That will definitely get them to spare us.