A robot has killed a 22-year-old worker at a Volkswagen plant in Germany and blame for the incident is pointing at humans. The man was working as part of a team in Baunatal, 62 miles north of Frankfurt, when a robot that picks up and configures auto parts grabbed the worker and pushed him against a metal plate, the Associated Press reported. The man later died from the injuries. Robot killer: its the human’s fault The investigation into the incident is underway, but Volkswagen spokesperson Heiko Hillwig said initial feedback indicated a human error was to blame. “Initial conclusions indicate…
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- Robot killer: its the human's fault
- Blame the humans for all, avoid discussion of the larger issue
- Market making: The first highly profitable industry to see robots squeeze the livelihood out of a significantly profitable industry, have inherent limitations when compared to flexible human brains
- Computer-based logic is different in that humans can connect statistically noncorrelated dots
- This is not an argument about which is superior computerized markets or human, that argument for all practical purposes has been settled: markets are robotized and this trend won't change
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