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> I often use my 'Stabby the Robot' diatribe to convey this to people. Imagine a robot that moves too fast to evade, that doesn't rely on expendable, limited ammunition(i.e. a blade or sharp surface), and can locate the jugular vein of a human.

Oh hey I remember that write-up on qntm[1]!

[1]: https://qntm.org/robots




Never saw that but thanks for the link! It's a much better wording than I'd ever have come up with.




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