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Nine-panel hand-drawn comic by NathanWPyle. Title panel: "What we know ROBOTS will do based on what computers already do". Panels show a gray robot: "You probably know Ben" - Suggest friends. "You want. Peanut butter" / "Yes!" - Predict purchases. "You aren't watching" - Turn things off. "Say: Hello, Hey, Hi" - Facilitate conversation. "He is laughing" / "I know" / "Jaja" - Unnecessarily translate. "You sure about…

What Robots Will Do Based on What Computers Already Do

A comic listing what future robots will do because computers already do it: suggest friends, autocorrect, run out of memory, and warn of low battery. Familiar to anyone who lived through dial-up and…

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Nine-panel hand-drawn comic by NathanWPyle. Title panel: "What we know ROBOTS will do based on what computers already do". Panels show a gray robot: "You probably know Ben" - Suggest friends. "You want. Peanut butter" / "Yes!" - Predict purchases. "You aren't watching" - Turn things off. "Say: Hello, Hey, Hi" - Facilitate conversation. "He is laughing" / "I know" / "Jaja" - Unnecessarily translate. "You sure about…

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