So, this is how Skynet begins....

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For those of you that don't recognize the term "Skynet" it's from the "Terminator" frnchise of movies. You know, the movies where AI becomes self-aware and tries to obliterate humankind through advanced robots that look like Arnold Schwartzenager. Amazon has a "robot" out now, called "Astro" - and I really don't understand much about it from this article - https://www.zdnet.com/article/getting-to-know-amazons-astro/ - I used to think it was like an Alexa speaker on wheels with a tablet. According to the article it doesn't talk for itself... so... it's less functional than I thought it was going to be. I really don't know why someone would want to spend $1,000 on it , sure it can work as a surveillance camera, make video calls, and check if your stove is off (alright, that's pretty cool)... but... ??? If this goes like tech stuff usually does, there will be a new, cooler model, that does more stuff relatively soon. What's your opinion? Photo: Pixabay user maciej326