Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to buy at least a million dollars worth of robots from Boston Dynamics, the company that makes the dog-like SPOT robots, with the purpose of improving “officer safety,” according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement.
My esteem for Boston Dynamics just went into the toilet. They know exactly what ICE is. What a way to end 15 years of innovation and admiration.
They’re were always going to sell these things to the likes of the military and the police, it was unrealistic to expect them not to. So every time they came out and said they wouldn’t do anything draconian like that I just rolled my eyes.
If anyone is surprised by this that’s on them for being naive.
If you think this is all for immigration enforcement, you haven’t been paying attention.
I forgot how horrifying this episode was. Part of me wants to rewatch, part of me thinks it’s too close to our current reality.
It’s such a great episode. Because while the thing is terrifying, it’s also vaguely dog-like and clumsy in some of its movements, so you can’t help but anthropomorphise a bit.
But then something that looks kind of cute can still kill you dead.
No one is going to tell everyone else which show and episode you guys are talking about?
It’s called Metalhead, from Black Mirror (you could have also just asked, instead of this comment, would have gladly said so).
It’s called Metalhead, from Black Mirror
Thanks!
(you could have also just asked, instead of this comment, would have gladly said so)
(That was me asking in an indirect way. You also didn’t have to put that sentence in parenthesis, I still would have read it!)
That’s black mirror I believe, one of the earlier seasons. Don’t recall the exact episode though!
What’s the robot dog going to do? I don’t think it’s very strong and I’m reasonably confident that I can outwit it by going around the corner.
Even Boston dynamics really only advertises it for things like inspections of hazardous areas or remote locations. What’s it going to do carry their lunch?
Seriously, who the fuck posts paywalled shit anymore? Especially from places like 404 where neither u-block nor reader mode gets around it.
If you sign up they let you read it for free. But yes archive link is good to provide as most will not bother to sign up
Did you forget the /s?
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I even have an account and have access to the article.
So, Black Mirror is literally just the real life “Don’t Invent The Torment Nexus” meme.
The future is Chappie.
1 Mill? How many is that, 4 or 5? ICE personnel have never demonstrated themselves to be the sharpest knives in the drawer. Are they even going to be able make any use of them?
If the next decade sees the shuttering of their offices and asset liquidation then maybe a neat public auction will have them?
Humanity sees evil and continues to do nothing about it. No wonder God stays in heaven. Devil has won.
I thought these super creepy gun mount ready robots were built to help blind people or something? Who saw this sort of abuse coming??
Just put a kitchen gun on the mount.
I wonder how long until someone hacks one and goes on a murder-robot rampage. . ?
The 1% will pull the trigger on the class genocide once the military and its supply chain is fully automated. I guess we gotta hope they are arrogant and try before they truly are prepared.
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With all these electronic gadgets they be deploying… wonder if they’re shielded for EMP.
Oh yeah? You got an emp generator handy?
How hard can it be?
Easy… best way is to use a small nuke
Time to figure out how to start hacking those thing.
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