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1. Marcin Wichary 2 min later

   @zachleat Do bots dream of becoming robots

2. Curioso 🍉 🇺🇦 (jgg) 4 min later

   @zachleat

   It's no different than traffic signs. They don't take any kind of decision, they only transmit orders someone wrote for us.

3. Dave 🧱 12 min later

   @zachleat

4. John Christopher 18 min later

   @zachleat Can I hire you for my kids next Birthday party?

   1. Zach Leatherman 41 min later

      @jgchristopher wait until you see my rates

5. Eric Carlisle 29 min later

   @zachleat : If we consider them robots, traffic lights do pass Asimov's three laws of robotics. 🤔
   #ThereIsNoSpoon

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7. Rupert Angermeier 57 min later

   @zachleat hope this helps to get out of the rabbit hole: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2015/mar/13/kinshasa-traffic-robots-robocops-in-pictures

   1. Zach Leatherman 1 hr later

      @ranger this made it worse

8. devolute 1 hr later

   @zachleat Spread this knowledge. Then wait for a bunch of films about whether it's okay to have sex with a traffic light.

   1. Zach Leatherman 1 hr later

      @devolute I… do not understand this reference 😅

9. Nick Rutten 1 hr later

   @zachleat you should come to Amsterdam, our traffic lights are optional

   1. Zach Leatherman 1 hr later

      @nickrttn I am for a conference this year!

      1. Nick Rutten 4 days later

         @zachleat nice! One of @KrijnHoetmer’s? Enjoy the city while you’re there

10. David McCormick 1 hr later

    @zachleat I believe they’re even referred to as ‘robots’ in South Africa