Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for January 18, 2023

As long as none of them builds a killbot to do its work.

I expected one of them to say, “And to do my work for me, I hired Winky.”

This comics arc is my biggest fear. Robots begetting robots. Mil spec range on robots far exceeds human tolerances. A good robot can last thousands of years with regular oil changes and regular spark plug replacement…..

I fear this will lead to replication error. The last generation will be a defective waving cat.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

The robot is just like the creator except (it appears) without the regret.

4:50AM. I see the human race being extinct by noon.

Which begs the question, “Are humans artificially intelligent?”

Sounds like the movie Multiplicity

The last robot down the line, “Since there were no more parts to build an AI robot to do MY work, I hired Brewster.”

AI is popular because there’s such a shortage of the real thing.

“Von Neumann Probes” :)

It’s robots all the way down…

An infinite series of buckpassing.

Oh boy goodie cheap labor

I built a new avatar to make comments for me.

It going toward the future. There are already AIs who can create code (not to mention articles and images). It is only a short step to AIs which create more powerful AIs (I don’t say more intelligent).

Recently software developers and ethicists have become aware of the need for AIs which are not “black boxes” with unknown workings. There is a strong movement now for AIs which must “show their work”. Otherwise, we will be “ruled” by AIs with less understanding of humans than the ancient Greek gods.

My big fear is non-caring AIs rather than “malevolent” ones.

Should have included a desire to actually do some work somewhere along the way.

Reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgDxWNV4wWY

Good thinking Dr. Mel, they are already aware that you are no longer necessary. You better hope the don’t go Dalek on you.

You’re concerned they are too much like you? That’s why you shouldn’t be concerned.

How do you program an A.I. to be cruel and mischief?

An army of laze-bots!

Dr. Mel, you idiot! You included a work aversion circuit.

https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1990/01/17

This will become a natural resource issue. Oh, wait, …

Well, there goes the working class…

“Hi I’m Bender, this is my robot Bender, and my other robot Bender. They’re just like me only 2/3’s the size.”

Reminds me of the Meseeks from Rick and Morty. Hope this here doesn’t end up like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Ku1zt7fRg