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.

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WHAT IS A.I.?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l799gxjjpo

THE HISTORY OF A.I.

https://www.coursera.org/articles/history-of-ai

THE TURING TEST

https://www.turing.ac.uk/taxonomy/term/1242

SHANE HARRIS ASKS CLAUDE A QUESTION

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JOZlnfdqnl4

PALANTIR’S MANIFESTO

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjkj7975po

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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 more

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NEO-LUDDITES WARN OF AI APOCALYPSE

https://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-apocalypse

THE QUIET RISE OF SLOW TECH

https://criticalplayground.org/the-quiet-rise-of-slow-tech/

DIGITAL POISONING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_64sBmNDL0

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AI

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/82486/ai-energy-environment-democracy/

SLATER’S LAW (WARNING! IT IS SHIT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySDuAOAW1Zk

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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.

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GOODNIGHT VIENNA COMMERCIAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqBH-9yyQMU

RINGO STARR – ONLY YOU VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5zpFpfw3Fw

HIPGNOSIS ALBUM COVERS

https://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 WORLD

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-cover-uncovered-queen-news-of-the-world/

FAMILY GUY NEWS OF THE WORLD

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-cover-uncovered-queen-news-of-the-world/

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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.

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T2 ENDING: THUMBS UP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAPo1dgrHms

T2 DIRECTOR’S CUT SCENE: CAN WE RESET THE SWITCH?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTOK89w8h0

HUMANOID ROBOTS DESTROY THEMSELVES

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-suicide-humanoid-death-figure-b3060486.html

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We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today, we try our hardest to get to the end.

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GUNS N ROSES – YOU COULD BE MINE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx9S2nDouY

NOVIKOV SELF CONSISTENCY PRINCIPLE

https://www.emergentmind.com/topics/novikov-s-self-consistency-principle

PATRICK SWAYZE PERFORMING PARACHUTE STUNTS IN POINT BREAK

https://www.slashfilm.com/1266200/patrick-swayze-daredevil-tendencies-got-him-in-trouble-filming-point-break/

JAMES CAMERON TALKING ABOUT CHUCK TAMBURRO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcWkwvUHdU

ALTERNATIVE ENDING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEaS8X1_gcU

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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.

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TILLY NORWOOD ON PIERS MORGAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFWnEit9LXA

A.I. COMMISSIONER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVO_j4czYs

TAKE THE LEAD MUSIC VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7V2Biy3omw

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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.

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NUCLEAR WAR: T2 BEHIND THE SCENES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGMRpoxVchM

CYBERDYNE SYSTEMS

https://www.cyberdynesystems.ai/

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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.

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TERMINATOR REFERENCES IN THE SIMPSONS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htcP5UXN-E0

TERMINATOR REFERENCES IN THE SIMPSONS PART 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbTyGH1c4vM

90S SLANG EXPLAINED

https://www.dictionary.com/articles/these-90s-slang-words-were-all-that

TRUMP PLAYS DOWN GUARDRAILS ON AI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNw2BlyagKk

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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?"

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AUTONOMOUS WEAPON KILLS THREE

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drones-autonomous-ai-kill-ukraine-war.html

PROBLEMS WITH AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS

https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/stop-killer-robots/facts-about-autonomous-weapons/

MPS CALL FOR NEW LAW TO ADDRESS AI THREATS TO HUMAN RIGHTS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyzvgj70y4o

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We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we ask, why did John Conner send a second good terminator back that looked exactly like the first bad terminator . Also, what would the movie have been like if James Cameron had cast Charles Hawtrey instead of Arnie?

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BILLY IDOL’S T1000 SCREEN TEST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hV5AwSyd3Q

ROY KINNEAR’S TRAGIC DEATH

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/nov/06/my-dad-roy-kinnear-died-filming-a-stunt-why-are-lives-still-at-risk

THE TECH OF T2: AN ORAL HISTORY

https://vfxblog.com/2017/08/23/the-tech-of-terminator-2-an-oral-history/

100 FILMS THAT HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME

https://www.frostmagazine.com/2012/05/100-films-that-have-stood-the-test-of-time/

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