Hope not too far afield. With OT on the rocks, I’m sharing something under
investing that was aired on Bloomberg Business today. Since the video linked below is from 2018, the robots Bloomberg featured today are even more advanced.
Following the video I’ve linked a couple stories related to Elon Musk. The first (from CNBC) discuss his worries about the dangers posed by AI. The second is biographical, but covers the several businesses Musk has started or invested in. Not sure how many people even know that he was the founder of
PayPal.
(Video Caption):
“Most Advanced Robots have evolved to walk in the Snow.
Terminator Dogs Run !! The Evolution of AI Android robots is getting scary, watch this video to the end and be shocked as New Robots Walk, Jump, open doors and Climb Stairs”
Elon Musk: “AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons“ https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/13/elon-musk-at-sxsw-a-i-is-more-dangerous-than-nuclear-weapons.htmlBiographical information on Elon Musk, innovations and investments he has made over the years:
https://www.biography.com/business-figure/elon-musk
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What I’m thinking though ..... Picture a U.S. combat Marine, maybe 25 years from now, encountering one of these variants on the battlefield. Musk, I hear, has some pretty automated cars. And, you can’t deny the brilliance of those picture-perfect booster landings (science fiction when I was a kid). Sure, he’s a bit of a “flake,” but I’d take his premonitions in this area seriously.
This is definitely Sci-Fi-ish stuff that has a possibility of coming.
There IS a company called “Skynet” FYI....
(I had a more cogent comment in mind when I started .....then got sidetracked in real life.....and now left with this poor excuse of a post haha)
The concept of self-awareness was revealed in the movie, I, Robot starring Wil Smith and Bridget Moynahan.
Unmanned vehicles are developed to go places where human cannot. For example, deep sea exploration today are often performed with Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) to depth well beyond conventional submarines. Hopefully these robots are being used to benefit mankind instead for destructive purposes.
There’s also a real Cyberdyne.
Anyways.....just mildly humorous/potentially scary aside to the great topic started by hank! Sorry for the distraction
You can buy shares. Actually, I don't know if they're listed on any US exchanges. But this post is still investment related. ;-).
Their website announces that HAL is now available for home use. Would that be the 9000 version?
Considering what they're making, their sense of humor is way past quirky. Remember the working suit Sigourney Weaver climbed into in one of the Alien movies?
On the lighter side, don't you want robot dogs to deliver pizza and grocery to your house during this pandemic? My kids have fun talking with Siri on their phones. Siri is pretty good that it ables to learn the speaker's accent over time and answer questions more intelligently. My friend's Scottish accent is still challenging for Siri and he stills get wrong answers.
I haven't read it but it seems interesting.
Link
The robots are provided by Starship Technologies. The units look more like rolling coolers than starships.
Also - How much should you “tip” a robot?
Any job that can be done by a robot will be done by a robot. What will people do?
And I'm wondering why robots won't learn to take care of robots.
Not too much or it will fall over.
Short lesson I think OJ would be able to comprehend:
But what would a robot want for a tip? I think something like a new pair of hands with gecko capabilities, extra lightweight legs, flight capability, etc.
Actually, it occurred to me later in the day that in the “grammar lesson” above the “teach” managed to misspell bytes (as bites). So I’ve returned to the scene of the crime to correct my error. Nobody’s perfect. Humbling indeed.