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Comment by Lammy

21 hours ago

You are confusing letting a machine make decisions about what needs to be done with using a machine to remove toil from the things I have decided.

No? The only different between these robots and a washing machine is that in theory, the robot is generalist and can do many tasks, whereas a washing or laundry machine can only do one task. You can still in theory fully control what task the robot works on. Also, in theory, the robot would be the glue between all the other machines, like filling up the washing machine, then moving it to the dryer, etc. It deciding what to do isn't a "prerequisite" for the robot.

I'm sure when these came out someone was thinking that they think about what stains to remove.