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What if you want to sue a robot?

Spun: January 19, 2010
How long do you think it will be before somebody wants to marry their personal robot? A while, of course; non-experimental personal robots don’t exist yet, and it’s likely to be a good long while before personal robots acquire enough personality to attract marriage proposals. But then people get awfully attached to pets. What about [...]
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Run robot! Like a cockroach

Spun: January 1, 2010
Scientists, or more specifically institutions that employ scientists, compete for attention. Attention can translate into money, prestige, or…more attention. All considered good things by institutional PR folk. So the PR folk crank out announcements and other ‘informational material.’ Hey, when science or research technology can get some attention, who’s to complain? Smile, maybe. Like a [...]
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