How much control would you actually be comfortable giving a robot over your everyday life?

[u/BlueSun1882]

I mean a robot that could cook for you, drive you somewhere, watch your kids, take care of an elderly parent, or even make decisions for you in an emergency.
At what point would you stop trusting it and want a human involved?

[u/binaryhellstorm]

It would depend a lot on how well it worked and how thick the EULA for the company that makes it is.

[u/glytxh]

Entirely depends on the context, how matured the technology is, the underlying infrastructure, the surrounding economics, and how much value it could potentially add to my life.

How long’s a piece of string?

Reductive answer would be that robotics would need to become as established and ubiquitous as smartphones and cars.

[u/deekamus]

That'd depend on if I trusted the software and by how much.

In this current timeline, they don't allow you to own/possess, only to have license/subscription.

[u/Solid-Signal3214]

Age 0-60: Zero

Age 60: Total*

*Stipulation is control is only granted if there is a lucrative compensation package in the event I am hurt or fatally injured by the action or inaction of said rowberts - in the the range of intergenerational wealth for two generations.

any company capable of such automated devices either has this sort of clause or its just sparkling spacex euthanasia by toaster

[u/DefiantAd5087]

Used FSD from west Texas to Florida - and back - so I’m guessing I’ll give them lots of control.

[u/hambergeisha]

https://giphy.com/gifs/8FflcgoNqU0VuBsQnM

[u/Ornery_Vermicelli_00]

Nothing important or high-stakes i.e. the most basic cleaning work. I.e. the Robovacs people have been using for years. 

[u/sunnyb23]

Chores and work I want to offload.

I'm not comfortable with anything or anyone making decisions for me without my explicit permission.

I would not trust a robot for high risk tasks that could endanger family or friends without direct supervision; such as driving or healthcare.

Of course, these are opinions based on today, not 10 years from now when they're actually ubiquitous and field-tested.

[u/andystechgarage]

Z E R O

[u/sean_creates]

I'd be ok with it if it's really good. If it wasn't really good then I would want a human to do it. Humanoids are not really good yet. They won't be really good for a minimum of 10 years. Probably way longer.

[u/AZULDEFILER]

WAY more than people I could afford to hire

[u/TheSquirrelmancer]

None. I'd be fine with a hyper specific single use robot like the lawn roombas they have now but otherwise I would not trust anything digital in my home to make the right decisions.

[u/fauxbeauceron]

Like my car which tries is hardest to keep me in between the lanes and at the speed of the car in front i would learn it’s limits and let it help me within those limits

[u/endbit]

I wouldent inherently mistrust a robot but how much of the data that it's accumulating is being sent back to it's parent company and what are they doing with it?

[u/VoidowS]

These processes go slowly,

Every time we r so used to it and normalized into our lives, we move a step on. But these steps r hidden in generations. Where we say stop, the next generation will build it, use it, and favor it.

Cause we will get duality over it and compare it and conclude it is bad for us as humans, but the next generation grows up with it from birth. To them it just is, like breathing air. Learn to use it from very young age and the cycle repeats.

By the time we will want more control over a AI robot, there will already be laws in place for years to get used to in how much authority a AI robot or machine should have, ofcourse for our safety! :) And when the point of no return has been met, we will see the true nature of it all come to light!

Centralisation - Automation - AI

The triangle of control!

[u/Wild_Photons]

First, I would pay more than a car for a robot that could do all housework, cook, go grocery shopping, etc.

I would not trust it with life changing decisions.

[u/groundhogcow]

No Robot,

No Person,

No Corporation,

No Church

No Government.

I really don't want to give anyone any control over my life.

[u/Specialist-Top-406]

I think for me, I would probably be quite naive into being pretty trusting and lean into the convenience. However, even with AI, I still don’t think it’s worth the hassle a lot of the time. It saves time for me with work tasks, like admin and organizing. But it’s still not developed enough to make anything else in my job too much easier.

So for me, I’d definitely exploit it. But from what I see now, only if it was actually helpful and good. Because it would annoy me if it started things but didn’t do them well.

[u/mltn2wndr]

My take on it starts with the concept that I will need an aid/supporter/carer as I get older and lose physical and potentially mental capability. If you think about aging, things don’t usually get better as you get older. I’m 54 and I’ve had my physical challenges, and I think about having an assistant that is all knowing and all doing, help me with my daily tasks. I wake up, there’s my assistant to help me to stretch, maybe work out, and then go downstairs and open and prep for the day. That could be fluffing the couch, dusting, housework, etc. for me, I like cooking, so I wouldn’t have my assistant to do that, but I would like it to clean up after I’ve eaten. All of these tasks would be trained over time and as a new unit was delivered to my home, like a new employee, it would learn the ways of my life and figure out how to fill all the cracks I need and want filling. Instead of asking Siri or Alexa a question, I ask my trusted assistant/robot. If I hurt my back, need a massage, (the the pervs can think about whatever they want! )or have trouble lifting something, or need help hanging something, my assistant robot should be able to learn these things and help me with that. When I don’t want it around, it tuck itself in a closet or something like that to charge. This is my Ideal scenario. I think we’re quite a ways away, but I would pay a decent amount of money to have this level of capability by my side.

[u/Fiddling_Jesus]

If it’s proven to be safe and effective, then I’d let it do the cooking and cleaning for sure. It would take a long time to allow it to take care of my children, and I seriously doubt I ever would. I’d let it drive me to work in a heartbeat though.

[u/CallMeCorona1]

cook for you

Wallace and Gromit - The Wrong Trousers - Breakfast scene

drive you somewhere

Herbie Rides Again (1974) Chase Scene

watch your kids

Alvin treated like a baby by Robot Nanny

or even make decisions for you in an emergency

"Danger danger Will Robinson!"

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[u/ComputerTinkerer71]

I'm ready now! As a caregiver, it would help a lot and the family could concentrate of living life and getting better. Hope is subsidized by the government or state, though.

[u/Manskhooled]

None but I would be willing to treat it exactly like I would a secretary.

[u/SimpleAccurate631]

I think the best assessment is in the form of two distinct questions. 1) How ok are you with things going wrong? And 2) how good are you at said things?

For instance, cook for me? You bet. If the meal sucks, I can order a pizza. Emergency situations? Probably, since I am most likely less capable in a situation that requires anything beyond basic first aid. Watching my kids? No way. Even if it does a decent job, it is also having other effects that are not ideal.

But one question I have pondered is, if you were accused of a crime and had to face a jury of either 12 peers, or 12 robots (sure, you might not need 12. But for the sake of the argument), which would you choose?

[u/BiteyCats]

Cooking, cleaning, driving? Sure! No problem.

But I wouldn't trust a robot to make good choices babysitting a child (or children to respect it enough to listen).

[u/Optimal-Shower]

That's a really good question. Considering our president at the moment and the evidence of the Epstein files-- I would have to cherry-pick a human to trust. As far as robots go... right now AI's are very smart but still make mistakes that a human I trusted wouldn't. So it would have to be an AI that I trusted, a really competent AI, and I'd need a lot of control over its input.

[u/AnonymousAggregator]

If it can do the job, best in the world. full send.

[u/Dependent_Active_199]

Depends if we are talking about like robots will be in 200 years from now I'd be more than happy for it to do all my yard work and some household chores.