Every time we go through a wave of automation, people imagine it will take an anthropomorphic form. It never does.
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Benedict, indeed in some ways. However not true during the first communication revolution. Specifically designed to be anthropomorphic:pic.twitter.com/6kLTMiTXqW
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Benedict, We subconsciously and consciously assign anthropomorphisms to objects and pets. It is hardwired into our world view & evolution.
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Benedict, Example: the anti-anthropomorphisms of this Boston Dynamics robot is orders of magnitude more menacing because it has no “head”pic.twitter.com/HFlKOOj4lc
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Sanat, Indeed! The Brachiosaurus example. Mind blown!
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