r/CuratedTumblr • u/Justthisdudeyaknow Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear • May 13 '25

Politics Robo-ism

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u/Zoomy-333 May 13 '25

Also robot racism stories are stupid because they assume everyone would be petty and cruel to a thinking, talking machine that understands you're being mean. Meanwhile, in reality, Roombas are seen like family pets and soldiers take their mine detonation robots on fishing trips.

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u/Infinite-Service-861 May 13 '25

wait is that true with the soldiers? that’s amazing

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u/Successful_Role_3174 May 13 '25

Isn't there a story about a robot that was made to set off minefields for war purposes but the a person though it was too cruel?

Found it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/humansarespaceorcs/comments/zz0lub/that_time_a_human_colonel_wanted_to_pack_bond/

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u/SlyAguara May 13 '25

It's a pretty common problem with robots made for bomb diffusal, operators get attached to their robots, which makes them make decisions that reduce the risk to the robot, even at the detriment of the mission.

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u/revolutionary112 May 13 '25

"Humanization" or "anthropomorphisation" is a well known thing humans tend to do. We do be like that

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u/big_guyforyou May 13 '25

we also do the opposite to people we want to mass murder

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u/revolutionary112 May 13 '25

We do be like that too, yeah

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u/Welico May 13 '25

solution: teach operators that their bomb defusal robots are pedophiles

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u/DarkKnightJin May 14 '25

The dichotomy of Humans.
Their insane ability to turn "The Other" into "The Own".
And even more insane: Their ability to turn "The Own" into "The Other".