The Fear of Robots

Himans have a horrible track record of recognozing the benefits or good things trhan can come from new technology. Here are just a few examples/ Smallpox vaccination: In the 1800s, compulsory vaccination laws triggered organized resistance, including the Anti-Vaccination League. In hindsight, the technology helped do something extraordinary: WHO says smallpox was officially eradicated in 1980

Pasteurized milk: Public-health officials had to convince a skeptical public
and compulsory pasteurization laws in places like Chicago and New York faced strong opposition. In hindsight, CDC says pasteurization has greatly reduced milk-borne illness since the early 1900s

Chlorinated drinking water: People were uneasy about adding chemicals to water, and there as documented regional resistance to chlorination in the early 20th century. But the long-run result was overwhelmingly positive: CDC credits water disinfection with dramatic disease declines especially for typhoid and similar infections.

Surgical anesthesia: After ether anesthesia was introduced in 1846, physicians and patients still resisted it for years citing danger, modesty, religion, and distrust. Today the reversal is obvious: Scripps notes surgery would be “inconceivable” without general anesthesia. Imagine!!!

Elevators: People once generally feared elevators

icycles: Conservatives warned that bicycles would corrupt women and upset social norms.

Humans are just not very perceptive, The robotaxi is coming. Why be negative. Think of the positives, I lost my vision a few years ago and have driven in nearly 3 tears. When I need to go to the bank i must walk to the bus stop, wait for the bus to arrive , it will drive me along the route to the nearest stop along the routre to y bank, do my banking, wait for the bus to return, then ride the bis along it's normal route until I get nearest to my apartament. Typically this a 2.5 hour process., If Iw as able to drive it would be a 12 minute ordeal.

Now I could get a Tesla with full self driving ability and regain my freedom, but it has a heavy cost in payments , refueling, insurance, tires, etc. Fr now I rely on public transportation, costing me $2-$4 for most tasks. The Robotaxi is looking to cut those cists by 90%, so a trip to the bank would be 25 cents. But I would also have the advantage of it being kind of hybrid between between public transport and a private car, because I would be a solo passenger in that car going to my bank. Cost benefit, privacy benefit, no cost of ownership. Safety far exceeds human driver safety scores. The only thing people say is I would never let a robot drive me anywhere? How ignorant and narrow minded!

Humans routinely hand off repetitive, dangerous, precision-heavy, or
high-speed tasks to machines, and life becomes safer, cheaper, faster, or more comfortable.

1. Washing clothes with washing machines instead of by hand.
2. Cleaning dishes with dishwashers instead of manual scrubbing.
3. Preserving food with refrigerators and freezers.
4. Cooking with microwaves, rice cookers, and programmable ovens.
5. Moving long distances with elevators and escalators.
6. Navigating with GPS instead of paper maps and guesswork.
7. Driving with cruise control, lane assist, and automatic braking.
8. Flying with autopilot systems that handle most of a flight.
9. Manufacturing goods with industrial robots for speed and consistency.
10. Farming with tractors, combines, and automated irrigation.
11. Digging and construction with excavators, cranes, and power tools.
12. Delivering clean water through automated pumping and treatment systems.
13. Treating disease with imaging machines like MRI and CT scanners.
14. Performing precise surgery with robotic and computer-assisted tools.
15. Monitoring patients with automated insulin pumps, pacemakers, and alarms.
16. Handling money with ATMs, card networks, and fraud-detection systems.
17. Communicating instantly through phones, email, and messaging systems.
18. Searching knowledge with search engines and digital databases.
19. Managing home temperature and lighting with thermostats and smart controls.
20. Detecting smoke, fire, and dangerous gas with automatic sensors and alarms.

People need to stop being ignorant, it's been a long time since I have seen someone grinding their own wheat flour for their every meal. To reject something on the surface when facts are available is simply stupidity.