Mike StoneAug 20, 2021

Ummm.... two things right off the top of my head.

1) Tesla's autopilot software isn't very good.

2) A screen where it's face would be? That's the stuff of nightmares.

https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/elon-musk-unveils-tesla-bot-a-humanoid-robot-that-would-be-made-from-teslas-self-driving-ai/articleshow/85477595.cms

Elon Musk unveils 'Tesla bot,' a humanoid robot that would be made from Tesla's self-driving AI

"There will be profound applications for the economy," Musk said about the bot's future capabilities. "In the future, physical work will be a choice."

Show threadFranz Geffke

@mike wow, I haven't seen this! ... but I don't feel excited at all?

"eliminates dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks"

Like taking out the trash? Rescuing people out of burning buildings? Administering the 10th round of booster shots?

Aug 20, 2021 at 8:25amWeb
Show threadChris  Aug 20, 2021
@franz @mike aren't those robot arms already doing the same thing, but for a very specific job? 
Show threadFranz GeffkeAug 20, 2021
@RyuKurisu @mike well, they don't "navigate through the world without being explicitly told what to do" 🤪 Which is probably a good thing ...