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GNR: Welcome to the Jungle, An Article for WIRED
Our most powerful 21st-century technologies–robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech–are threatening to make humans an endangered species. No doubt this claim is surprising for many, given that...
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Revisiting Joy
“And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.” – revelations...
View ArticleLawbot Memo #10372-XL1a
To: Melissa Tami From: Lobsterfest Lawbot RE: Acquisition of Real Dolls Inc. 1. Introduction You have asked me to advise you with respect to the recent acquisition of Real Dolls Inc, and in particular...
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GNR: Our Last Scientific Endeavor
“In times like these, it is helpful to remember that there have always been times like these.” - Paul Harvey Ten years beyond Bill Joy’s controversial article in this publication, and we have yet to...
View ArticleReal Dolls Memo
1. The potential harm of Real Dolls Although David Levy and the creators of Real Dolls Inc. would like to have us believe that the benefits of Real Dolls far outweigh any possible harms that are...
View Article“Because We Can” – “Real Dolls” affecting Real Women and Real Sex
Ms. Tami, Please find attached the memo you requested on the problems with Real Dolls from the perspective of issues of gender equality. By way of introduction and to inform the reading of the...
View ArticleGNR 10 Years Later: Not Quite the Same As I Remembered…
BLOG 4D RESPONSE: Its been a full decade now since Bill Joy made his famous pitch for “Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us” in Wired magazine, the modern-day techno-cultural journal for geeks and the people...
View ArticleA Right to/in Robots
A Right to/in Robots All technologies are, to some extent, beautifully polluted with the stain of human needs, wants and whims. Or rather, the way we process such wants and needs, the way...
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HERB (Home Exploring Robotic Butler) is a household robot that performs useful manipulation tasks in the home. HERB is much less advanced than the house-hold robots that we know from futuristic movies...
View ArticleThe myths of mechanical judging and animal rights in the press this week…
Yes, its summer break and the class is over, but blogs were meant for blogging… A couple of interesting articles on the mechanics of rule judgment and animal rights in the mainstream web-press this...
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