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[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 63 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That articles described a crime spree, that is not being discussed as a crime spree.

If it was a group of black teens who went around causing tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage to rental properties in the Bay area, you can be damn sure news outlets would call it a crime spree.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

You're right. Destruction of property is a crime and at least 12 known cases definitely makes it a spree.

[–] D1re_W0lf@piefed.social 51 points 2 days ago

Founded by alums of Tesla and the autonomous vehicle company Cruise

Guess that explains it.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

Fuck absolutely everyone in this article. I hope every single one of them go bankrupt.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Don't get it. What good is an Airbnb-trashing robot?

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[–] brem@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Now that a handful of companies own everything & each of those companies owns the film studios; I'm guessing they're doing a crossover event where robots use AI in a wild rager to earn enough money for college scholarships so they can get loans to bet on wars.

[–] Blum0108@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] brem@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, but with meat bags too. Remember 'Puck' from "The Real World"? Like that, but every week it's a different billionaire. At the end of every season, it pans down into a pit which is full of them. The twist; human centipede. We've been keeping them alive by feeding them tweets from the one with thumbs. Double twist; the one with thumbs is in the middle. Triple twist; it's so they can't thumb their own buttholes. They still hungry tho

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

AI can make music right now but it needs that extra step to replace rock stars.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Dishwasher racks were bent and removed. Wooden furniture was scratched and stained. Bathroom tiles were chipped

I think the only practical way to have home robot help like this is to build a dedicated room for them where everything is very thick stainless steel.

Rich people already do this (minus the durable steel). They have separate quarters in their homes for the help (slaves) who cook, do the dishes, and laundry

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 15 hours ago

I think the only practical way to have home robot help like this is to build a dedicated room for them where everything is very thick stainless steel.

We already have dedicated, metal clad rooms for robots to live in at home. They are the enclosures of the dishwasher and washing machine respectively.

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Honestly I'm fine with this. Robots should be handling mundane chores like putting away the dishes, and if the only people they're harming by testing this are airbnb owners in a city with a housing shortage, I'm all for it

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Honestly, i can't argue with that logic. Let's hope for more startups in this industry.

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I’m okay with AirBNBs being trashed. Fuck everyone involved.

Edit; receive → everyone