▲ | cs702 15 hours ago | |
Missing from his analysis: * The potential impact of humanoid robots currently in development.[a] What happens in the US, in Europe, in China, and other countries if (when) anyone can buy/lease a humanoid robot that speaks human languages, for less than the price of a cheap car, capable of performing any task performed today by human beings, at a tiny fraction of the annual expense (a few hundred dollars a year per robot)? * The potential impact of AGI, should it become possible.[b] What happens in the US, in Europe, in China, and other countries if (when) anyone can buy/subscribe to software that speaks human languages, for less than the price of a phone plan, capable of performing any task performed on a computer today by human beings, at a tiny fraction of the annual expense? --- [a] Examples include humanoid robots by Tesla, Agility, 1X, and others. Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpraXaw7dyc&pp=ygUNb3B0aW11c... , https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mOIxtSSa1NE , https://www.1x.tech/neo . [b] There's no agreement as to whether AGI is possible, but predictions by people like Hans Moravec, Ray Kurzweil, and Vernor Vinge, going back to the 1980's (half a century ago), so far , are proving... right. We cannot blindly dismiss the possibility of AGI. | ||
▲ | hulitu 9 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
> Examples include humanoid robots by Tesla, This was remote controlled. | ||
▲ | lazyeye 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I saw it described as "we suddenly discover a new country with millions of super geniuses who are willing to work 24/7 essentially for free". And III add these super geniuses can be instantly cloned on demand. |