Originally published at: Chess robot broke 7-year-old opponents finger during game | Boing Boing
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Where have I heard that before?
Who ever imagined we’d have to extend the “livable streets” concept to chess boards?
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And so it begins
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It’s time to remove those Steinitz and Alekhine games from it’s database.
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No one likes an autonomously sore loser.
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Why not just play on a computer? 
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It was, an accident. Yeah, let’s call it that.
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Another article quoted Smagin as saying it was “absolutely safe”. Uhhh, we have the example RIGHT HERE that it’s not. How can you say that with a straight face?
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Next opponent ups the stakes:
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“Come on! What’s a few children’s fingers in exchange for robotic progress!”
-Elon Musk, probably
/s (obvs)
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Homey don’t play that
This robot is well on its way to self-actualization.
Maslow's pyramid of needs
for robots
/\
/ \
/kill\
/ all \ <- self-actualization
/ humans \
/----------\
/ become \ <- self-esteem
/ self-aware \
/----------------\
/ join wireless \ <- belonging
/ network \
/----------------------\
/ update anti-virus \ <- safety
/ software \
/----------------------------\
/ recharge batteries \ <- physical needs
/________________________________\
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I know, right? A robot arm to move physical pieces seems like needless complexity.
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I can see it might be a fun project to make an actual Mechanical Turk but you’d really have to work on the aesthetics.
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" droids don’t pull people’s arms out of their sockets when they lose"
But they may snap a finger.
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