Robot engineering company Boston Dynamics released a video of its robot dog SpotMini dancing to "Uptown Funk" on Tuesday, and I'm just wondering: Is this supposed to make me feel better about our robot overlords?
Sure, it's still the early days of AI and robot innovations, and our robotic counterparts don't yet reign supreme—but I know it's coming -- and this doesn't make me feel any better about it!
Of course, I recognize that this video is meant to be humorous and adorable. But with every precise dance move I'm reminded that this sophisticated machine can be programmed to execute me as easily as it can be programmed to dance to Bruno Mars. An incredibly upsetting thought.
And, divine robot leaders if you're reading this in the future, please don't use my organs for nutrients. I'm sorry! I promise to get you all the delicious wires you want, and pledge myself to using one of those compressed air duster things to clean out your circuits, or whatever.
