Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that his firm might be prioritizing the event of a humanoid robotic over automobiles such because the Cybertruck and Roadster. Musk has referred to as the event of the robotic the “most necessary product improvement we’re doing this 12 months.”
Musk believes that the robotic “has the potential to be more significant than the vehicle business over time.” The robotic is part of a venture referred to as Optimus, and the Tesla Bot will use the identical synthetic intelligence programs that energy Tesla’s automobiles.
Tesla AI may play a task in AGI, on condition that it trains in opposition to the surface world, particularly with the arrival of Optimus
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 19, 2022
The robotic might be 5-foot-8 and weigh 125 kilos, journey at 5 mph and be designed to carry out harmful, repetitive or bodily duties that may solely be performed by people. Musk mentioned Tesla plans to have a prototype this 12 months and the robotic might be designed to be pleasant.
Musk says his robotic has the potential to revolutionize the financial system.
“The foundation of the economy is labor,” he mentioned. “Capital equipment is distilled labor. So what happens if you don’t actually have a labor shortage? I’m not sure what an economy even means at that point. That’s what Optimus is about, so [it’s] very important.”
Many persons are skeptical of Musk’s plans to create a humanoid robotic that runs on synthetic common intelligence. Accel Robotics software program engineer Filip Piekniewski posted on Twitter: “Anyone who thinks Tesla is definitely constructing a humanoid robotic resides in an alternate actuality. Mars bases is extra possible than the bot.”
Anybody who thinks Tesla is definitely constructing a humanoid robotic resides in an alternate actuality. Mars base is extra possible than the bot. And that Mars base ain't gonna occur for 1,000,000 of elementary causes.
— Filip Piekniewski (@filippie509) January 27, 2022
Alan Winfield, a professor on the University of West England, additionally voiced his skepticism.
“The thought that you may crack AGI as a result of you could have created a driverless car is absurd. Google and Facebook have employed among the greatest AI folks on the earth and the concept that Musk can are available in and crack the issue is hubristic within the excessive,” Winfield instructed the BBC. “The only thing that Musk is getting right is that the path towards AGI will be through physical robots.”