alt Hacker NewsWe call things AI until they start working. See also: robots (your washing machine is a robot, but it works so you don’t think of it that way).
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kennywinker • today at 3:24 AM
I think of robots as general purpose, machines are specific purpose. When it works, we make it single purpose because that’s far far cheaper than general purpose.
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Calling things "robots" is more about the amount of movement. Spinning in place like a washing machine sprayer isn't enough to qualify.
A paint conveyer belt is not a robot. A sprinkler system is not a robot. A CnC machine might be a robot. A conveyer belt that sorts items might be a robot. A roomba is a robot. And all of these function just fine.