On: Are the robots about to rise? Google's new directo...

[1337biz]

Sometimes I think Ray runs into the risk of becoming some sort of a PR mascot for the company...

[flycaliguy → 1337biz]

I think he serves as an optimistic distraction as Google integrates itself into the military industrial complex.

[TeMPOraL → flycaliguy]

> as Google integrates itself into the military industrial complex.

This is a very bold claim. Care to provide any reference/support for it?

[flycaliguy → TeMPOraL]

The Boston Dynamic acquisition. Also the marriage of American intelligence services and the tech sector as the military increasingly takes to cyber space.

[jknightco → flycaliguy]

"Following the Boston Dynamics acquisition, Google says that it plans to honor its existing contracts, including the military contract with DARPA, but it doesn’t plan on pursuing any further military contracts after that."

Stop spreading FUD.

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/172859-google-acquires-bo...

[flycaliguy → jknightco]

Oh yeah, "Don't Be Evil"...

[Sven7 → flycaliguy]

Also youtube cat videos.

[blumkvist → TeMPOraL]

This article mentions an acquision of a company which produces robots for the military, no?