I bet if he had basically the same content but it was about some robot he just created the post would have a positive rank.
I don't understand the analogy. The phrases "create a baby" and "create a robot" utilize the same syntax, but they're certainly in no way analogous in this context. Having a kid is an achievement for sure, but it's not what this forum is about. Creating a robot on the other hand though, this is related to some of the most salient topics on this forum--AI etc.
Edit: I missed the "same content" part of your point. Now that I see that I disagree with the assumption that it would be upvoted. I guarantee a post wouldn't be upvoted if it's about a new robot someone made but has no content about how it was programmed or made, or anything else but pictures that don't really reveal anything and some sentences that don't really explain anything.
Having a kid is an achievement for sure, but it's not what this forum is about.
The connection between artificial intelligence and natural intelligence seems to escape many who post here. As an engineer, you would be a fool to ignore the natural experiments all around you in natural intelligence as you contemplate your artificial efforts.
Further, the site is set on adjusting human brains to be more rational. Of course this has to do with how we raise children. There is nothing trivial or boring or irrelevant to studies of friendly artificial intell...
I've always been more of a theoretician, but it's important to try one's hand at practical problems from time to time. In that vein, I've decided to try three simultaneous experiments on major Less Wrong themes. I will aim to acquire something to protect, I will practice training a seed intelligence, and I will become more familiar with many consequences of evolutionary psychology.
In the spirit of efficiency I'll combine all these experiments into one:
She's never seen Star Wars or Doctor Who.
She's never seen David Attenborough or read J. L. Borges.
She's never had a philosophical debate.
She's never been skiing.
Never had sex, never been hugged or even been licked by a dog!
She has so much to look forwards to...
(Though she'll be very boring for several months yet!)