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1 month agoI really want to build one of these. Gonna have to find blueprints for a CNC machine and a 3D printer first I guess.
If we can keep the internet from getting corporatized and segmented, we could have build guides for everything from basic hand tools, to metal foundries, to robotic equipment, just… on the internet for anyone to pick up and use to build their own tools. Starting from scratch, if they so desired. That would be cool.
Seems like a shaky bet. I think I’d rather not have “agents” tightly coupled with my hardware controllers.
second thing, this
Misses the point of why thinking about software as agents is dangerous, particularly in the context of robotics. Two or more agents may simultaneously decide to take actions that, on their own, aren’t dangerous, but when performed at the same time can produce a dangerous situation that neither “agent” could foresee. the more agents, the more complicated bodies you have to account for in the system, and it quickly becomes unpredictable.