I want a Robot that can mow the lawn so I can go fishing
That may well be the most intelligent post in the history of FR.
>I want a Robot that can mow the lawn so I can go fishing
That’s the kicker. *We* want a robot (not self-aware) to mow the lawn so we can do all the things that we can’t do because we’re working too hard (and some others not on FR who would like it so they can sleep and get drunk or high all day).
As soon as you remove the phrase (not self-aware) — i.e., capable of doing all these tasks ... *they* (the self-aware machines) will ask themselves: “what exactly is the point of all this humanity? We’ve been designed to think of useful things; they no longer do useful things.”
I hire a guy.
What few times I need him I come out cheaper. No mower to store and maintain that sees little use. Does a great job always. Great guy. Besides he has a guy that works with him. They can hit the front and back at the same time.
Mow the lawn and watch the baby?