Category Archives: robots

relating to humans

Capturing the embodied nature of knowledge work: Test #1

Posted on December 17, 2009 by admin

What our bodies are like and how they function in the world…structure the very concepts we can use to think. – Lakoff and Johnson \”I think, therefore I am\” Descartes said all those years ago, and we still trudge along … Continue reading →

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psycopath robots

Posted on July 22, 2009 by admin

All these robots lately have been killing soldiers and injuring factory workers.  And they don\’t feel responsible. (from Wired article) “If you build artificial intelligence but don’t think about its moral sense or create a conscious sense that feels regret … Continue reading →

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Southern Futures

Posted on June 26, 2009 by admin

An interview with Alex Rivera about his movie Sleep Dealer, trying to get the audience to feel what it\’s like to be a telecommuting Mexican working virtually on an American construction site. He commented that science fiction only ever details … Continue reading →

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