OK, what is it about human-like robots that makes people happy, in media and as a hypothetical reality?
1) Malfunctions? Subtle malfunctions? Extreme malfunctions? But what do malfunction do?
2) Body Panels and articulations? Again, why are these appealing?
3) Impersonation. A robot seeming to be ...
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- Fri Oct 30, 2026 5:21 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: So Which Robot Qualities Are Most Appealing?
- Replies: 0
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- Wed Oct 28, 2026 10:37 pm
- Forum: ASFR Media Master List
- Topic: The Media Master List - Open Alpha Stage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 629
Re: The Media Master List - Open Alpha Stage
Is there a way to offer suggestions? I noticed that the entry for the 1975 Stepford Wives film mentions bobby's malfunction, the incomplete replacement Joanna and the final supermarket scene. One more (important imo) scene in the movie is when Carol Van Sant malfunctions during a party. There are a ...
- Wed Oct 28, 2026 3:58 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: That explains it...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 637
Re: That explains it...
Yeah, FBC existed for a long time, I think current admins inherited it from an account/person known as Dale Coba. It's remarkable that some of the same markers remain all the way from usenet - which I first heard about in 1982 and which I first logged on to 1992.
- Sat Oct 24, 2026 2:32 am
- Forum: ASFR Media Master List
- Topic: The Media Master List Plan
- Replies: 1
- Views: 571
Re: The Media Master List Plan
That sound like an amazing plan and just what AIs are good for - they may not always get things right but they're good at bringing together a lot of information
- Mon Oct 12, 2026 4:50 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The AI Question
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1306
Re: The AI Question
I get the "AI is bad for artists" argument. (One) of my other hobbies is D&D/RPGs and I would not support AI there for anything but DM brainstorming (I don't even do that but a good friend does). But for niche porn? That is perhaps the ideal, perfect, most legitimate ever use. I'd say that mainly ...