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Move Aside, Chatbots: AI Humanoids Are Here
Published 11 months ago
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This week, WIRED learned that OpenAI is ramping up its efforts in robotics — specifically, by hiring researchers who work on AI systems for humanoid robots. Humanoids, robots built to resemble us and perform daily tasks, were famous for their clumsiness just a few years ago. WIRED’s Will Knight tells us how in the era of AI, that’s rapidly changing.
Articles mentioned in this episode:
- OpenAI Ramps Up Robotics Work in Race Toward AGI | WIRED
- Humanoid Robots Are Coming of Age | WIRED
- 2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker | WIRED
Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.
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