Just saw this article on YAHOO! - asking "which sci-fi movie is coming true"?... It reminded me of this issue of TIME I picked up not too long ago ...
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| Looking for the Rock'em, Sock'em kind.... |
Not sure which Sci-Fi movie will "become true" - but, if anyone hasn't seen The Second Renaissance in the AniMatrix bundle of animated shorts - see it now (Be Warned - they are violent and disturbing at times)
For some reason, it rings true that one day, a robot will be "charged with murder" - not too dissimilar to I, Robot... It will most definitely change the world.
I am all-in for robot/add-ons that will help us like this:
No doubt that robots have helped us with in recent times (too numerous to list - everything from assembly lines to entertaining robo-balls controlled by your smartphone)... No doubt robots can help us in the future. It's a matter of insuring it doesn't become out of hand...
In closing - no need to fear. There's no stopping the advancing momentum of technology. What does keep me from being paranoid is that they never get it right in movies... after all, art imitates life (or is it the other way around)?? ;)
