Illustration of the unexpected social consequences of what its designers think is a badly needed innovation.
Not foreseeing the externalities might have been tolerable in the 2000's. Nowadays, after all the Facebook, Uber, & other Tech social disasters, it looks at best negligent
i (in a wheelchair) was just trapped *on* forbes ave by one of these robots, only days after their independent roll out. i can tell that as long as they continue to operate, they are going to be a major accessibility and safety issue. [thread]
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