V 1 N. 4 I Have Read 'The Guardian' and I Have Seen The Future

 Robots Now Running the Half Marathon  link  


I get my news these days from The Guardian, one of the few free news sources still available to us humans.  Yesterday the above piece was in The Guardian.   With 150% tariffs on Chinese imports, the Chinese have been able to look beyond the mundane world of international politics and  into the future more than any of us could have imagined even two or three years ago.  We got an inkling when there was talk about inviting gamers to the Olympics.   I don't think it happened but it can't be far away.  Now our Chinese friends, AI opponents, enemies, whatever you deem calling them have developed robots that can run a half marathon.   Before looking at the video think how you would deal with a robot lined up at the start of a road race doing stretches, making sure its batteries were fully charged and getting ready to go after a prize you thought was within your grasp against human rivals.  No way a freaking robot is going to take away my participation medal or that $100,000 for breaking the WR in this half marathon.  If I have to pull out its battery, trip it and stomp its ass, I'll do it. Where is it's ass?  How can it be running in the same category with me?  It has no sex.   Or does it have sex?  Holy crap!  And what the hell sex is it?  We still haven't resolved our own sexual orientations, for this sport.  

Admittedly the Chinese still have a way to go with getting these guys or is it gals or whatever up and running like humans or even ostriches or gazelles, but who knows how much longer it will be before they exude cooling fluids on hot days, get a new battery at stations along the way, gulp some lithium, or rare earth elements, and maybe go berserk and tear into a group of cheering fans and eat a few of them?  Will the robot companies create leagues for cross country, track, football, or chess and humans will just stop trying to compete?   My hope is that these humanoids will eventually be doing cardiac surgery, changing the oil on my car, mowing the lawn, and finding channels on my old android cellphone for me.  Oh yes, and hiding the Easter eggs and finding them.    Happy Easter to all.  With any luck we'll have a brief report on the early phase of tomorrow's Bean Town Marathon.  My prediction.  A robot will not win this year.


George


I thought they would have invented ai shoes by now.   Slugbait


Don't worry, the half marathon is not an olympic event.  Bill Schnier

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