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AI wonderings and discussion
Carl-E:
Until you get to things like Robbie the Robot.
sitnspin:
Sure it's a recent coinage, but it is far less recent than their existence. And humans have been referring to human-shaped machines for decades. It makes sense that people would use the term, and by extension makes sense that the entities themselves would pick up that usage just by existing in a culture that uses it frequently.
Cornelius:
Would there be such that refer to themselves as automatons? Clientele of the Horrible Revelation, perhaps?
BenRG:
I do wonder if they use 'robot' to reclaim the word for themselves. Destroy its negative connotations by making it theirs.
sitnspin:
Also it's important to note that, while yes the origins of the word are a reference to slavery, most people outside of etymology nerds don't know that or make that connection. The actual etymology of a word is less important than the mental connections and psychosocial associations it elicits.
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