Will Musk's robot fantasy be a dream or a Terminator nightmare?
The Bunker – News without the nonsense
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🗓️ 27 October 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Adobe Express is the quick and easy Create Anything app. |
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| 0:26.4 | politics five days a week. I'm Chris Jones. For better or worse, Elon Musk |
| 0:31.2 | never fails to capture the public's imagination. |
| 0:34.4 | Last week his very originally named Wii robot event was no exception, with Tesla unveiling |
| 0:40.5 | its latest inventions, the driverless cyber cab, the Robovan, and last but not least, the |
| 0:45.9 | humanoid Optimus robot. |
| 0:48.1 | These AI-powered robots were touted to do everything from household chores to mixing your favorite |
| 0:53.7 | cocktails and even providing companionship. Yet upon closer inspection many of |
| 0:59.2 | these prototypes were being controlled remotely by human pilots or in some cases were just people in costumes, |
| 1:06.4 | so not robots at all really. |
| 1:08.3 | So while we may not be any closer to the sci-fi reality of films like I robot or Blade Runner, there are deeper |
| 1:15.2 | concerns about the rate in which this technology is progressing. What does a future where robots |
| 1:21.2 | live alongside us truly look like. |
| 1:23.4 | Well, joining me right now is Dr Julie Carpenter, |
| 1:26.1 | author of the Naked Android to discuss |
| 1:28.2 | all of the social implications of introducing robots |
| 1:30.9 | into our society. |
| 1:32.0 | Judy, welcome to the bunker. |
| 1:34.1 | Thank you, thank you for inviting me. |
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