Robot Identifies Human Flesh As Bacon 312
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from the tastes-like-chicken-or-so-i've-heard dept.
Jearil writes "Wired's 'Table of Malcontents' blog links to an article about a wine-tasting robot that thinks humans taste like bacon. The Japanese robot is intended to act as a personal sommelier, suggesting wines, cheeses, and hors d'oeuvres based on its owners personal tastes. It also apparently thinks humans would be tasty as part of a sandwich." From the article: "Let the robot holocaust commence: robots think we taste like bacon ... Upon being given a sample, he will speak up in a childlike voice and identify what he has just been fed. The idea is that wineries can tell if a wine is authentic without even opening the bottle, amongst other more obscure uses ... like 'tell me what this strange grayish lump at the back of my freezer is/was.' But when some smart aleck reporter placed his hand in the robot's omnivorous clanking jaw, he was identified as bacon. A cameraman then tried and was identified as prosciutto." This is most distressing.
yummy (Score:5, Funny)
The robot is right (Score:5, Funny)
Soo... (Score:5, Funny)
Distressing? (Score:5, Funny)
No it's not. It's brilliant. The only thing putting me off cannabalism was a concern I might not like the taste. Best news ever!
I for one (Score:4, Funny)
I thought (Score:5, Funny)
Our only hope (Score:3, Funny)
Change of recipe (Score:3, Funny)
Forget the Skynet funding bill ... (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory Homer quote (Score:4, Funny)
One thing is certain... (Score:5, Funny)
That poor man. (Score:5, Funny)
Fine, because robots dislike bacon. (Score:5, Funny)
Good wine (Score:5, Funny)
Phew.
Not mentioned... (Score:2, Funny)
BACON!@!!!@!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Then Hannibal was wrong (Score:5, Funny)
Don't take it lying down! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I thought (Score:5, Funny)
The mailman, probably...
Thank you, I'll be here all this week!
The obvious way to save ourselves: (Score:5, Funny)
Ah, but... (Score:2, Funny)
Ham it up, fat boy! (Score:2, Funny)
Sounds about right. Most cameramen I know (including myself) are just big hams!
What the Robot Really Said Was... (Score:3, Funny)
The Other Other White Meat (Score:3, Funny)
See how polarized we've become on the race card?
So I guess we'll just have to play into it.
Humans: The Black, White, Red and Yellow Meat, Taste the Rainbow Next to Your Potatoes
There, I hope you're all happy.
Re:Don't take it lying down! (Score:5, Funny)
Irony.
Re:Not mentioned... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I thought (Score:3, Funny)
Re:That poor man. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Don't take it lying down! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Long Pig (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I thought (Score:2, Funny)