It’s not ‘Terminator,’ but Jose Canseco warns that robots are a threat to human existence
On Super Bowl Sunday, former major-league outfielder Jose Canseco tweeted that robots were becoming a big problem. However, there wasn’t time for Canseco to get all of his analysis out there.
More on the robot threat after the game go falcons
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) February 5, 2017
On Monday, Canseco finally had time to collect his thoughts, and he went on a bit of a Twitter rant. Here’s the bad news: We’re all doomed. But it won’t be a “Terminator” situation.
Nevertheless, Canseco said the robots have started their domination.
The robot threat is being taken to lightly
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) February 20, 2017
Robots will not attack and kill us physically like in the movies
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) February 20, 2017
For 60 years Robots have been systematically destroying us in clandestine economy based war started when eniac was turned on
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) February 20, 2017
ENIAC is an acronym for for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, which became known in 1946.
The next tweet had to be edited because of language, but Canseco wrote: “Listen to ME all humans we need to wake the (heck) up.”
Already today a fully robotized factory reduces human jobs 90% and increases production 250% and reduces defects 80% while doubling profit
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) February 20, 2017
Robots control every industry our food supply our transportation systems our health care and education systems EVERYTHING
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) February 20, 2017
Here is the crux of what the machines are going to do to us all.
robots are stealing our jobs bringing economic ruin to us human by human starving us to death one by one
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) February 20, 2017
All that will be left is uber technical humans trained to service robots.
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) February 20, 2017
Welp. It’s been good knowing all of you.
Pete Grathoff: 816-234-4330, @pgrathoff