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256: Five Reasons To Fear Robots

As robots become more prevalent in our lives, we must be careful to maintain a healthy paranoia of them and their motivations. What truly drives them? And what are some specific reasons we should fear them?

Originally aired March 17, 2010|The Early Podcast: Marc & Tod|Download MP3
Chapters
  1. 00:00IntroductionOpening credits and initial banter about recording anxiety.
  2. 00:46The Robot TopicDiscussion on previous failed robot episodes and the 'Tod bot'.
  3. 03:25Reason 5: Robot HeartsDiscussing the 'uncanny valley' and the cuteness of robots like WALL-E.
  4. 07:33Reason 4: Robot LoversA long riff on robot prostitution, 'robo hookers', and the legality of robot sex.
  5. 14:47Reason 3: Job ReplacementDiscussion on self-checkout, robot pants folders, and space exploration.
  6. 20:04Reason 2: Robot InsurrectionTalking about Skynet, military drones, and the fictional politician Charlie 4000.
  7. 25:14Reason 1: Robot GrandkidsA sketch imagining a robotic version of The Cosby Show.
  8. 27:07Convergence and ClosingFinal thoughts on human-robot merging and closing audio drops.