I posted this in the poo flinger forum, needless to say that it didn't gather any traction. https://semianalysis.com/2025/03/11/america-is-missing-the-new-labor-economy-robotics-part-1/ America Is Missing The New Labor Economy – Robotics Part 1 China's Dominance Playbook, General Purpose Robotics Is The Holy Grail, Robotic Systems Breakdown, Supply Chain Hardships, The West Is Positioned Backward And Covering Their Eyes, China's Clear Path to Full Scale Automation, Call For Action
Bill Gates says in 30 yrs we won't need humans He says it like that is a bad thing If we can shelter, feed and clothe every human on the planet with little to no human effort/work. Why is that a problem? Why is the ideal humans living without working themselves to the bone . .. . so repugnant to them? you? Rocket River
RR, it's a very long discussion, but if you have a large population of people who have nothing but time on their hands because all their needs are taken of, their could be serious problems. It could be a lot worse than people needing to work to survive. For the record, I have a very negative view of human nature. IMO, the notion of "the inherent goodness of man" is a false.
I understand that I am of the beleif that 75% of crime has to do with material needs 10 % of just psychos and sociopaths The other 15% is mistakes misunderstandings and heat of the moment bullshit Rocket River
I will leave it at this: There would be negative consequences if the entire population had all material needs basically handed to them instead of having to work hard for them.
That is a very good writeup. It does feel like we (USA) are taking it Slow & Easy in regards to Tech while China has been and continues to push hard. A DeepSeek moment is playing out in rural China as peasants seek AI advice Rural residents, who account for a third of China’s 1.4 billion population, are eager to apply AI services A DeepSeek moment is playing out in China’s vast countryside, as rural residents discover that chatbots are useful for providing advice on topics ranging from pig farming to pest control. Thanks to China’s extensive internet coverage and mobile phone penetration, the country’s rural residents, who account for a third of its 1.4 billion population, are eager to apply artificial intelligence (AI) services in farming and rural life after DeepSeek, the Hangzhou-based start-up, triggered a nationwide frenzy of AI adoption with its open-source models. Chinese Big Tech firms, such as Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings, have in turn developed easy-to-use chatbots to accelerate the proliferation of AI applications. Alibaba, owner of the South China Morning Post, signed a strategic partnership with the Zhejiang provincial government partly to help narrow the rural-urban poverty gap by applying AI technologies. China’s top AI chatbots, including Tencent’s Yuanbao, Alibaba’s Tongyi and ByteDance’s Doubao, are quickly attracting new users, including those in the vast countryside. In Jiaohe, a town in northeastern Jilin province, a village chief reached out to Tencent directly for help in promoting AI to villagers. In advertisements displayed around the town, he encouraged the townspeople to “search Tencent Yuanbao on the app store”. The village chief, surnamed Lu, told the Post that the chatbot has become part of rural life, as villagers used AI services to identify plants and animals, review documents, search for government subsidies, seek farming and livestock advice, and generate promotional materials for local e-commerce businesses. The Rest of the Writeup Is Behind a Paywall.
23andMe says it won permission from a judge to sell customers’ medical and ancestry data. Here’s how to delete yours Bankrupt 23andMe will be allowed to sell customers’ genetic data to other companies. The company claims its security measures surrounding the data will remain in place, but its privacy policy says it can change those procedures at any time. 23andMe customers do have a way to delete their genetic and ancestral data, however. A U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled DNA-testing company 23andMe, which filed for bankruptcy Sunday, has the right to sell customers’ medical and ancestry data to potential bidders. Offers will be due on May 7, and a final hearing will be held in June. Once the hottest start-up in Silicon Valley, shares for the San Francisco-based company soared as much as 158% on Thursday. Investors see the sensitive data of 23andMe’s 15 million customers as the company’s most valuable asset. After 23andMe set hurried deadlines for potential bidders, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brian C. Walsh later delayed those dates by two weeks to gratify his schedule as well as to allow creditors a chance to evaluate before the court arrives at a decision. While genetic data of 23andMe’s customers will be up for grabs, the company says security measures will remain in place surrounding customer data. The company will continue to be “transparent about the management of user data going forward, and data privacy will be an important consideration in any potential transaction,” board chairman Mark Jensen said in a statement. According to the company’s privacy policy, in a bankruptcy, merger, or acquisition, sensitive customer data will carry the same contingencies, but the policy also mentions that these procedures can be changed at will. 23andMe emphasized any potential bidders must agree to comply with the company’s security measures concerning customer data, according to its privacy policy. “There’s health insurance companies that are interested in this data, there’s life insurance companies that are interested in this data,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta told ABC News7 earlier this week. How to delete your data While 23andMe claims user data will remain protected, the company also allows users to wipe their data from the platform. Here’s how to do it. Once logged into your account, toggle over to the “Settings” portion of your profile. Find the “23andMe” data section located at the bottom of the page, then click “view.” Users can opt to download their data at this stage. Then, users can scroll to the “Delete Data” section and select the “Permanently Delete Data” option. 23andMe will make users confirm their request via email, and once more through a link. Customers who have chosen to have saliva samples preserved by 23andMe previously can request they be discarded via the settings page under “Preferences.” Additionally, if a user has allowed their data from 23andMe to be used by third-party researchers, they can withdraw their consent within the setting page under “Research and Product Consents.”
The Music - Sound is way overdone. The Robots are moving slow, but expect improvements on subsequent versions.
Should be protected by HIPAA Laws … this is ridiculous You know what really sucks about this: If a sibling is a customer, then a good portion of that data is yours, too. You didn’t even have to participate. I tried to tell my sister this like 10yrs ago, or so, when ancestry was convincing ppl to give up their DNA … gawd … what a bad choice, and siblings are greatly affected, too. I still think to give up DNA, you need approval from all siblings … certainly twins. But ofc, that will never happen. maybe for it to be sold, or stored, etc, you need permission. Seems like there is no reason to store it for medical purposes or anything … just one-off reports is needed, then delete the data. You need another one … give another sample, etc. It always was way too ripe for abuse like this …
Goodfellas wasn't about 10% psychos and sociopaths. Feeling respected and in power, feeling like you belonged, and feeling like you were above the law and a VIP seemed like their motivators. They slept on stacks of cash under their mattress with more powder than they materially needed. There's also people who do it for a thrill like those celebrity shoplifters or people who love to gamble because it's illegal in their home state .
I'm intrigued by AGI, that is scary, how many jobs will people lose because of it. I watched a video of Cody Sanchez using it to start a business and it did everything
