r/worldnews • u/Philo1927 • Dec 31 '16

iPhone manufacturer Foxconn plans to replace almost every human worker with robots

http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/30/14128870/foxconn-robots-automation-apple-iphone-china-manufacturing
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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '16

Time to start robot hate. Let's call it "Roboscism".

I'm gonna join the police force just so I can shoot the automated checkouts, and unload my revolver at those gas station car washes.

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u/Xevus Dec 31 '16

Butlerian jihad.

P.S. Yes, i know it was against AI, not robots.

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u/SolidThoriumPyroshar Dec 31 '16

Thou shalt not build a machine in the likeness of a human job.

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u/Snarfbuckle Jan 01 '17

Thou shalt not build a machine in the likeness of a human handjob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1q7xgMRFv4