Humans Are Already Harassing Robots

[Megalith]

When the robot apocalypse happens, blame yourself. As machines become more prevalent, so will their hazing and bullying, which is prompting makers to give them more ways to protect themselves or fight back. Wow, it really is going to play out like the Animatrix, isn’t it?

Last year in Los Angeles, people attempted to spray paint a Knightscope robot. The robot sensed the paint and sounded an alarm, alerting local security and the company's engineers. "[The bullies] turned pale white and ran away," Knightscope spokesman Stacy Stephens told CNNTech. The company currently has 17 clients in five states, according to Stephens. The robots operate in shopping centers, hospitals and corporate campuses. A robot's best defense is to rat out the bullies. Modern robots are covered in cameras and sensors, making it easy to document abuse. With the Los Angeles incident, the robot's cameras filmed the pranksters' license plate, making it easy to track them down.

 

[DukenukemX]

I like how they're making machines look human with a word like harassing. Just rich people wanting you to leave their investments alone.

 

[liveload]

Hmm. Duke touches on an interesting point. Even with economies of scale, robots that are at least as capable as a human in the same role will always be more expensive and less expendable. They will still want cheap and expendable human resources at the end of the day.

 

[M76]

Hmm. Duke touches on an interesting point. Even with economies of scale, robots that are at least as capable as a human in the same role will always be more expensive and less expendable. They will still want cheap and expendable human resources at the end of the day.

You mean robots that are at least as capable as a human generally. There are many robots that are much more capable than any human in specific roles.

 

[motqalden]

Hey Bolt Head! your mother was a toaster!

 

[sir-gold]

A robot's best defense is to rat out the bullies. Modern robots are covered in cameras and sensors, making it easy to document abuse. With the Los Angeles incident, the robot's cameras filmed the pranksters' license plate, making it easy to track them down.

It seems like the solution would be to snipe it with a paintball gun first, then.

This is why I'm not worried about any sort of robot uprising, because a few water balloons filed with paint or tar would take them out.

 

[Killahurtz]

haha....fake news here...nothing to see...brought to you by the leftist "PC" crowd at CNN...these imbeciles are lost in their own world of stupidity

""[The bullies] turned pale white and ran away,"...sounds like the Stacy broad is a racist...