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bdw5204 on May 3, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Woodworking as an escape from the absurdity of sof...

Why can't we just automate the terrible jobs out of existence? There's no good reason why we can't have a machine that cleans the toilet or takes your trash out to the street. Plus a self-driving machine that picks up your trash.

xvilka on May 5, 2024 [–]

Because it's immensely hard. Moreso to do it cost-efficiently. Check the Moravec paradox[1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravec%27s_paradox

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