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Mister_Jay_Peg t1_j9uymys wrote

Reply to comment by PEVEI in Almost 40% of domestic tasks could be done by robots ‘within decade’ by altmorty

Yeah, an and it took about 50 years for washing machines to become "automated" and another 40 to become a household staple (post-WWII).

Dishwashers were invented in the 1850's, electric dishwashers were invented in the 1910's, and it took another 40 years until they became commercially viable to anyone that was not extremely wealthy. Same thing, post-WWII.

A modern (as we think of it today) PC was not viable to the middle class range until the mid-90's.

Shit, I grew up in the 80's and I can vividly remember seeing the price for a Macintosh in 1984 was $2500 not adjusted for inflation. That amounts to almost $7,200 today. The first computer in my house that my middle class parents could afford was the Tandy model in like 1988, and that was still like a grand at the time.

So yeah, sure. Push the timeframe out long enough and all technology will inevitably become commercially viable for the middle and even lower class.

But 10 years? Bruh. ChatGPT is out there right now saying that Walter Mondale beat Jimmy Carter in Democratic primary in the 1980 Presidential election.

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wart365 t1_j9uxoj3 wrote

Reply to Almost 40% of domestic tasks could be done by robots ‘within decade’ by altmorty

Shitty article that doesn't expand on any specifics. Most household tasks are already automated, at this point the only ones left are folding laundry and placing microwave dinners into the microwave. This can probably be automated, but most people can't afford another 4x4' onto their laundry room for the laundry-sorting robot arm or 2x2' above/near a compliant microwave for the kitchen claw.

Though that does bring up an important idea: as this happens, the market will split between compliant/automation-usable devices and old-fashioned human devices. We need some larger entity like the government to step in and regulate how that would work so consumers aren't left with discontinued products that end up trashed.

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fitzroy95 t1_j9uxeiy wrote

Reply to comment by sooprvylyn in Almost 40% of domestic tasks could be done by robots ‘within decade’ by altmorty

except that as volume starts to increase, and technology improves, those components start to get mass-produced and cheaper and the robots built from them will get both better and cheaper. Which is pretty much the path of any new technologies e.g. phones, computers etc.

You may not be able to afford generation 1, but 20 years later they will be commonplace and appearring everywhere

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crazy28 t1_j9uvenu wrote

Reply to comment by v12vanquish in Fourth Circuit: Individuals Have a First Amendment Right to Livestream Their Own Traffic Stops by mepper

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2023/02/01/wnc-man-shot-cherokee-swat-team-out-of-hospital-sbi-investigating/69859982007/

Here is one example that happened last month with the initial police statement and video of the incident can be found on YouTube. I could find more for you if you want.

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