LynAlden on Nostr: That's actually part of the problem. Imagine a roomba that can identify objects on ...
That's actually part of the problem.
Imagine a roomba that can identify objects on the carpet, move them aside safely, and vacuum. We solved the "clean a blank carpet" problem decades ago. We spent the whole time struggling with "okay, now deal with objects and frictions."
I have a maid, not a roomba. The maid cleans every surface in the house. She's my vacuum, my solid floor scrubber, my counter cleaner, my stove cleaner, my bathroom cleaner, etc. She uses her intelligence to work around questions like, "should I move this, should I clean this, or leave it be?" When we travel and aren't at home, we can give her instructions on how to let herself in. She even brings the mail in for us to check when we get back. When she was hit by a truck and couldn't work for months, we paid her full wage during that time despite no work, as though she had benefits, since we valued her work so much.
Roombas have made very little progress at replicating any of that, to bring that capability from the upper-middle class and the upper class to everyone. When they start to do that (maybe not all of that, but the basics), then I'd pay attention.
Imagine a roomba that can identify objects on the carpet, move them aside safely, and vacuum. We solved the "clean a blank carpet" problem decades ago. We spent the whole time struggling with "okay, now deal with objects and frictions."
I have a maid, not a roomba. The maid cleans every surface in the house. She's my vacuum, my solid floor scrubber, my counter cleaner, my stove cleaner, my bathroom cleaner, etc. She uses her intelligence to work around questions like, "should I move this, should I clean this, or leave it be?" When we travel and aren't at home, we can give her instructions on how to let herself in. She even brings the mail in for us to check when we get back. When she was hit by a truck and couldn't work for months, we paid her full wage during that time despite no work, as though she had benefits, since we valued her work so much.
Roombas have made very little progress at replicating any of that, to bring that capability from the upper-middle class and the upper class to everyone. When they start to do that (maybe not all of that, but the basics), then I'd pay attention.