I like the "Chad and Brad". That's a good proxy for the average developper in a corporation who barely understand more what he is doing than a hobbyist.
Inevitably, when the technology will have gone mainstream, programming a robot to do something will be done by a junior technician at some random anonymous supplier in a developping country who cannot even read the documentation because he doesn't speak a word of english. That's how you will end up with your cheap butler/cook robot purchased on amazon, chasing the house dog with a butcher knive shortly before dinner.
Yes. And "Chad and Brad" tend to programming, because they subconsciously feel that by doing the work they are wielding power (even though they are not consciously aware of implications), while they'd be losers otherwise.
Giving a feeling of power to the losers is a #1 step to creating an obedient army. Ask any dicator, populist, or army leader.
Inevitably, when the technology will have gone mainstream, programming a robot to do something will be done by a junior technician at some random anonymous supplier in a developping country who cannot even read the documentation because he doesn't speak a word of english. That's how you will end up with your cheap butler/cook robot purchased on amazon, chasing the house dog with a butcher knive shortly before dinner.
If Internet of Things teaches us anything...