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Margaret Anna Alice's avatar

You mean I could have a robot that cleans the house and does yard work for the price of a car? If I could afford it and I weren’t afraid of killer robots (https://youtu.be/TRzBk_KuIaM), I’d actually be tempted 🤔

P.S. It’s spelled “philanthropathic” ;-) (https://philanthropaths.com)

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Mrs. Mantle's avatar

I’d rather hire a person.

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Wendy Lemmel's avatar

Where we live, since the East Coasters moved in (and some Californicators) house cleaners’ prices have rocketed up to $30+ an hour. More than they’d make as labor on the boat factory lines. Apparently, even the probably illegal Latinas who’ve been arriving charge that.

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Juju's avatar

Yeah but look how many cleanings you can get at $30/hour with that $30,000. Plus the acquisition cost of the robot says nothing about what the ongoing maintenance and repairs would cost. It’s not JUST $30,000. I’d rather benefit the well-being of an honestly employed human being with my money (if I had any that is … Lol)

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Margaret Anna Alice's avatar

Agreed, not to mention the downside of having a 24/7 live-in spy.

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Juju's avatar

Major Point!! 👆Lol

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Martin's avatar

Good point and probably Terms Of Use beyond lawyer comprehension

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Maggie Think of Me's avatar

With a three hour minimum! Going rate is $150. here.

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carily myers's avatar

SC here, I pay a house cleaner (1400 sqft/no bedrooms) $100 every 2 wks, yard guy, $100.00 every 2 wks for 1/4 of an acre. (blown off porches, weed eated, etc). Guess I've got it good.

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T Kosse's avatar

Except with a robot, you wouldn’t have to file tax forms like for a domestic.

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carily myers's avatar

hahaha-everybody around here pays cash. Tax forms-lol

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Gigi Gummerson's avatar

I’d buy the car for my daughter who is special needs, one more part of her independent living.

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Politico Phil's avatar

I can't believe no one has said this already. Hello? How many have seen the entertaining movie with Will Smith titled, "I, Robot"?

In the Tucker interview with Elon Musk, Elon stated that in his opinion, there is a 20% chance AI will result in the extermination of humanity. And this from someone who arguably knows more about AI than anyone. Who likes those odds?

Just saying....

Here's the discussion of this from yesterday......................

https://open.substack.com/pub/coffeeandcovid/p/drastically-shortened-thursday-october?r=u78oh&utm_campaign=comment-list-share-cta&utm_medium=web&comments=true&commentId=72109567

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Curtis's avatar

Saw a meme that said "The other day my Roomba beat me to a Cheeto I dropped; this is how it begins..."

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carily myers's avatar

lol, like

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Bandit's avatar

One of my favorite movies.

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Politico Phil's avatar

The ending was perfect. The AI couldn't understand why Will was trying to kill "her" and said everything she was doing was logical. Will's response was, "Oh, you so gotta die!"

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Jpeach's avatar

I wonder Elon would allow Teslas to be traded in for his $30,000 robots?

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Susan Seas's avatar

That’s what I was thinking. I want a Rosie the robot! Except not, I won’t even allow Alexa or Siri in my house!

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Juju's avatar

Keep in mind there will be steep costs associated with the repair and maintenance of the robot. The actual cost will be way higher than the purchase price.

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Larry Whitt's avatar

But not the car. I said the same thing to my wife about our son with special needs.

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JSR's avatar

Hahaha you can watch what happens here… good movie

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt7979580/

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Curious Jane's avatar

And - will the robot batteries garner the same reputation as electric vehicle batteries? If "Rosie" can't clean the toilets or swimming pool for fear of exploding due to moisture, then "she's not worth her salt" he he

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Margaret Anna Alice's avatar

💥😆🎯

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Michele's avatar

The real question is: can they shoot?

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Margaret Anna Alice's avatar

Haha, yes, that was my next thought after spy—a live-in assassin ready to dispatch you as soon as you trigger the thoughtcriminal algorithm.

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Michele's avatar

Maybe they just approach you with a needle....

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