Tesla's Optimus Gen 3's agility is impressive.
How long before they take your jobs and are taking care of us?
How long before they take your jobs and are taking care of us?
How quickly robots are evolving
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The humanoid stuff is cool. I’ve always wondered if the human shape is the best shape for robots. It’s the shape we have, but I’m not sure if it’s the ideal shape for grilling a burger, or any other task that you may want a robot to do.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
It’s incredibly difficult to make stable. But it look familiar. I imagine there will be house cleaning robots in the next 5 years for less than 50k. Thinking you pay $250 a week to have you house cleaned. That’s break even in 4 years. A 5 year warranty might be included. Training could be done passively with your security cameras watching you.
bogieb
Minister of Fire
How long before robots start believing they don't need us? If people don't have jobs, what use are they to society? People should be working dang it.
The only people I know of that can afford a house cleaner are rich. I certainly wouldn't be making a monthly new vehicle payment to have a house cleaner or cook or whatever. And at $50k, the payments would last longer than the 5 years of life you suggest for a lot of people (I mean, 7 year truck loans are not uncommon from what I understand). Then, you also have to have a security camera and probably a service for that (and connectivity to whatever outside source), more added cost. I think the people that would benefit most from this technology (elderly, disabled etc) would not benefit from it because they couldn't afford it.
The only people I know of that can afford a house cleaner are rich. I certainly wouldn't be making a monthly new vehicle payment to have a house cleaner or cook or whatever. And at $50k, the payments would last longer than the 5 years of life you suggest for a lot of people (I mean, 7 year truck loans are not uncommon from what I understand). Then, you also have to have a security camera and probably a service for that (and connectivity to whatever outside source), more added cost. I think the people that would benefit most from this technology (elderly, disabled etc) would not benefit from it because they couldn't afford it.
Really good point. People need purpose. You can get that by volunteering, etc, but most probably won’t. You can probably expect depression to rear its ugly head.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
I agree. When they first came out car, microwaves, TVs, ect were only affordable by the rich. Economies of scale will bring the price down. I know when or by how much. Our county has a median family income of $73k (a small county by area with the lots of beach homes the regions largest hospital and a university)
This shift to AI and robots will disproportionately negative impacts the bottom third of wage earners). McDonald’s won’t even take an order in person at the counter. (Well they will if you stand there for 5 or more minutes)
When electricity is stupid cheap and they will pay you to take/use it when the sun is out and meat is grown in a factory staffed with robots and cheese is made from whey protein created by yeast it will be a different economy.
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