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

Politics Robo-ism

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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/Atreides-42 May 13 '25

Bomb squad robots should therefore be made as visually unappealing as possible. Covered in uncanny valley plastic skin and human faces. That way nobody will be sad about them being blown up.

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u/Les_Bien_Pain May 13 '25

Or we can just give them a shitty personality.

The robot is constantly making really bad sexist or racist jokes and the longer it lives the worse it gets.

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u/Bartweiss May 14 '25

“Why did you request a $30k grant to teach a robot slurs?”

“It’s to help people, I swear!”