Fifty Years of Shit Robots

Today we begin our season on the 2001 movie, A.I. To begin we deliver a primer lecture on what A.I. is, where it has come from and where it might be going.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESWHAT IS A.I.?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l799gxjjpoTHE HISTORY OF A.I.https://www.coursera.org/articles/history-of-aiTHE TURING TESThttps://www.turing.ac.uk/taxonomy/term/1242SHANE HARRIS ASKS CLAUDE A QUESTIONhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/JOZlnfdqnl4PALANTIR’S MANIFESTOhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjkj7975po

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the rise of the resistance.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESNEO-LUDDITES WARN OF AI APOCALYPSEhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/17/humanitys-remaining-timeline-it-looks-more-like-five-years-than-50-meet-the-neo-luddites-warning-of-an-ai-apocalypseTHE QUIET RISE OF SLOW TECHhttps://criticalplayground.org/the-quiet-rise-of-slow-tech/DIGITAL POISONINGhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_64sBmNDL0THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AIhttps://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/82486/ai-energy-environment-democracy/SLATER’S LAW (WARNING! IT IS SHIT)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySDuAOAW1Zk

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the crazy world of rock/robot crossovers.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESGOODNIGHT VIENNA COMMERCIALhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqBH-9yyQMURINGO STARR – ONLY YOU VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5zpFpfw3FwHIPGNOSIS ALBUM COVERShttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/hipgnosis-life-in-15-album-covers-pink-floyd-led-zeppelin-and-more-110213/THE COVER UNCOVERED: NEWS OF THE WORLDhttps://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-cover-uncovered-queen-news-of-the-world/FAMILY GUY NEWS OF THE WORLDhttps://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-cover-uncovered-queen-news-of-the-world/

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the Terminator "thumbs up" moment and a recent example of self-sacrificing bots.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTEST2 ENDING: THUMBS UPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAPo1dgrHmsT2 DIRECTOR’S CUT SCENE: CAN WE RESET THE SWITCH?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTOK89w8h0HUMANOID ROBOTS DESTROY THEMSELVEShttps://www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-suicide-humanoid-death-figure-b3060486.html

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today, we try our hardest to get to the end.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESGUNS N ROSES – YOU COULD BE MINEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx9S2nDouYNOVIKOV SELF CONSISTENCY PRINCIPLEhttps://www.emergentmind.com/topics/novikov-s-self-consistency-principlePATRICK SWAYZE PERFORMING PARACHUTE STUNTS IN POINT BREAKhttps://www.slashfilm.com/1266200/patrick-swayze-daredevil-tendencies-got-him-in-trouble-filming-point-break/JAMES CAMERON TALKING ABOUT CHUCK TAMBURROhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcWkwvUHdUALTERNATIVE ENDINGhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEaS8X1_gcU

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at TILLY NORWOOD, an A.I. actor. Is she the future of acting, or just clickbait.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTILLY NORWOOD ON PIERS MORGANhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFWnEit9LXAA.I. COMMISSIONERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVO_j4czYsTAKE THE LEAD MUSIC VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7V2Biy3omw

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we witness the T800 degloving for the benefit of Miles Bennett Dyson.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESNUCLEAR WAR: T2 BEHIND THE SCENEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGMRpoxVchMCYBERDYNE SYSTEMShttps://www.cyberdynesystems.ai/

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we thumb through Dr Silberman's fractured timelines and marvel and John Conner's ability to bond with his new terminator daddy.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTERMINATOR REFERENCES IN THE SIMPSONShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htcP5UXN-E0 TERMINATOR REFERENCES IN THE SIMPSONS PART 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbTyGH1c4vM 90S SLANG EXPLAINEDhttps://www.dictionary.com/articles/these-90s-slang-words-were-all-that TRUMP PLAYS DOWN GUARDRAILS ON AIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNw2BlyagKk  

Welcome to the FYOSR SIDEBORG. We hope this will become a fortnightly feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at autonomous weapons and ask the Stephen Murray Doom-O-Meter, "should we be worried?"WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESAUTONOMOUS WEAPON KILLS THREEhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drones-autonomous-ai-kill-ukraine-war.html PROBLEMS WITH AUTONOMOUS WEAPONShttps://www.stopkillerrobots.org/stop-killer-robots/facts-about-autonomous-weapons/ MPS CALL FOR NEW LAW TO ADDRESS AI THREATS TO HUMAN RIGHTShttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyzvgj70y4o