Re: OT: The Robots are coming.

On 12/9/2024 1:21 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:

On 12/9/2024 1:38 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:

I know for many it's politically correct to crap on anything Elon Musk
is involved in these days, but its worth keeping up with his companies
accomplishments.
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Here's his robot, walking over uneven terrain, up and downhill, and
recovering from slips:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MwiLIIWd-k
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I admit it walks like a drunk, but the progress is remarkable.
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There's also videos showing it catching a tossed ball one-handed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DswIwg3lxpo
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There is competition:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWXN2bttm4g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ARKJva-TA
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Combine this with AI, and some interesting things
will happen.
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I get real 'With Folded Hands' chills from
watching these.
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pt

 I watched a new movie, "Subservience" with Meghan Fox on Netflix over the weekend.  Scared the you know what out of me.  Was even scarier than "The Terminator".
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24871974/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_2
 

And one of the latest versions of AI has shown self-preservation responses....
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I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky dirty old man.