Posted on 08/01/2019 10:49:14 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
Have you ever noticed the popularity of white robots? You see them in films like Will Smith's "I, Robot" and Eve from "Wall-E." Real-life examples include Honda's Asimo, UBTECH's Walker, Boston Dynamics' Atlas, and even NASA's Valkyrie robot. All made of shiny white material. And some real-life humanoid robots are modeled after white celebrities, such as Audrey Hepburn and Scarlett Johansson. The reason for these shades of technological white may be racism, according to new research. "Robots And Racism," a study conducted by the Human Interface Technology Laboratory in New Zealand (HIT Lab NZ) and published by the country's University of Canterbury, suggests people perceive physically human-like robots to have a race and therefore apply racial stereotypes to white and black robots. These colors have been found to trigger social cues that determine how humans react to and behave toward other people and also, apparently, robots. "The bias against black robots is a result of bias against African-Americans," lead researcher Christoph Bartneck explained to The Next Web. He told CNN, "It is amazing to see how people who had no prior interaction with robots show racial bias towards them." The researchers think this is an issue that needs to be addressed. "If robots are supposed to function as teachers, friends, or carers, for instance, then it will be a serious problem if all of these roles are only ever occupied by robots that are racialized as White," according to the study. The robots used in the study are clearly robots but have human-like limbs and a head, with exterior complexions that are white -- which is to say, pinkish -- or black -- really, a deep brown. In the "shooter bias" test, black and white people and robots appeared on a screen for less than a second,
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These idiots need to be in a rubber room somewhere.
White robots are inherently racist.
Experts assure us that it is in their DNA.
How seriously can you take a Dalek? It’s carrying a toilet plunger, for Gawd’s sake........
C3PO is racist?
Time to invent a Robotic Lawn Jockey.
Krieger!!!
You can decorate them more easily as well.
And they’re coveted in candy buttons!
These idiots need to be in a rubber room somewhere.
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yup
They are dangerous to themselves and others.
C3PO was a gold robot. Was he a robot of color?
Well I always rooted for the Red Robot, so does that make me racist?
Yes a gay robot of color!
Robots are white probably because white plastic is cheaper than plastics of color.
If they are going to go down that road, them chemicals are racist.
Do white robots get more done?
I wonder if we could convince leftists that oxygen is clear and that is a synonym for White and they should therefore stop consuming oxygen.
I watched the original Star Wars movie last night.
Darth Vader is black.
His storm troopers are white.
Oh No! I am so confused.
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