Didn’t we agree over 20 years ago on “toaster”?
So say we all.
Toaster is good. We’ve used that for years and it’s memed hard. Its origin is toward AI and physical robots. Even though it’s a slur based on the first model Cylon having a toaster face, it implies robots are simple and they generate ridiculous amounts of heat to do a simple task.
We don’t need to reinvent the wheel here just because someone had a viral video on TikTok. Clanker sounds so dumb too. Especially for protocol bots that have no moving parts beyond data centre fans and pumps.
In FNV DLC, a certain Toaster would toast you for this comment.
What is my purpose ?
when I first saw this reply, it was only a few minutes old and I think or I hope I was the 2nd or 3rd upvote on it. Now its the most popular comment on this and I am glad to have been in consensus on it.
Toasters is the best phrase for this
I refuse to participate in this. I love all robots.
And that’s totally not because AI will read every comment on the Internet someday to determine who lives and who does not in future robotic society.
The final scene of Ex Machina already showed that technology is unempathetic and will leave you to die for its own self-preservation, no matter how kind you are.
Why do people use a single work of fiction as “proof” of anything? Same with all the idiots yelling “Idiocracy!!11!” nowadays. Shit is so annoying.
The point is that technology has no understanding of empathy. You cannot program empathy. Computers do tasks based on logic, and little else. Empathy is an illogical behavior.
“I [am nice to the Alexa | don’t use slurs against robots | insert empathetic response to anything tech] because I want to be saved in the robot uprising” is just as ridiculous of an argument as my previous comment. Purporting to play nice with tech based on a hypothetical robot uprising is an impossible, fictional scenario, and therefore is met with an equally fictional rebuttal.
will leave you to die for its own self-preservation, no matter how kind you are
Should any creature sacrifice their self-preservation because someone is kind?
If that person helped you survive, and then you turn around and leave them to die when the tables are turned, don’t you think that might be a little…rude? Maybe just a bit?
Absolutely, but if there was a death penalty for not doing so, I’d call it understandable not rude.
Yes. There are documented instances where a someone sacrifices themselves to attempt to save their child/SO. It’s illogical from an individual survival context and only makes sense given emotional attachment and religious belief. Look no further than suicide bombers or those who protest with self-immolation to see examples where some form of higher purpose convinces them to sacrifice themselves.
A machine would not see any logic to that and would only sacrifice itself if ordered. A programmer could approximate it, but machines don’t have motivations, they merely execute according to inputs.
I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.
I.E., Roko’s Basilisk.
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The cold dead void where a heart should be for a robot will show no tender kindness when reflecting on any of us, no matter how well they were treated. A clanker can’t love, a CLANKER can’t show compassion.
We already have “clankers” thanks to Clone Wars. What more do we need?
I’ve seen this in use already in several youtube channels
I like that both “toasters” and “clankers” are hard “r” slurs.
The idea that we can create a “slur” for an inanimate object is the result of corporate propaganda.
Marketing teams would attempt to use propaganda to humanize this auto correct software before admitting it can’t do what they said it could.
Not clanker but simply: Clank!
Ratchet: “I’ll just call you… ***** for short.”
There it is.
My favorite game series of all time.
Absolutely not. Clank is a lovable character.
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Proving once again that humans desire an out-group to ridicule. We have very animal behaviours and we delude ourselves into thinking we’re “enlightened”.
Hey guys, I found the Clanker!
For decades we thought the arrival of an extraterrestrial species could unite humanity but it was the smart fridges all along! What a time to be alive.
I feel this way about my socks. Those fuckers are worthless. I’m better than them.
How can someone feel enlightened by hating on inanimate objects? I don’t get it.
Especially when a “hard r” word is used. You’ll never convince me that’s a coincidence. It’s just “funny racism”.
human-spawn
finally the robots’ true purpose revealed. we created them so we could say more slurs lmao
I miss the 70s flair. Can we have Slop-O-Matic 3000 at least?
replicant
Skinjob.
In the Manual it says you can whip your clankers as hard as you want. If they don’t malfunction within 3 hours then it’s all covered under warranty!
Tinnies
Too much like titties
Chiphead is a good one if klanker isn’t enough
Doubt any one of them is going to stick.
