Yes, hyena robots are scary. But they’re also a cunning marketing ploy

Get past the gee-whizzery and armageddon-porn and this is yet another example of misdirection and distraction. We’re suckers for it, unfortunately.

“Boston Dynamic’s videos are, to be sure, entertaining. But by raising the alarm of robot takeover they achieve the self-serving purpose of reasserting unrealistic fantasies about technology’s power, while redirecting away from more critical examination of human decisions and design practices. “