Imagine what AI powered machines will be able to do in the next 5-10 years.
I feel like I missed a memo.
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And you dont have to be an AI expert to understand thats not the case.
Its as though these dance videos have subliminal messages that hypnotize the public into forgetting simple facts.
Atlas, the robot in question, isnt new.
Its been around since 2013 and Boston Dynamics regularly releases videos of it imitating human movements.
In fact, the video people are reacting to is about a year old.
More importantly: we already have fully-autonomous killer robots.
In a few years, that bot will move so fast youll need a strobe light to see it.
To date, its pretty much just gotten better at dancing.
The only thing Atlas can do that a human cant is take a few bullets without screaming ouch.
Youre not mounting a rail gun on this thing, thats for sure.
In other words: its about as dangerous as a police officer or soldier.
This isnt a knock against Boston Dynamics, thats just the way the physical universe works.
Humans are not the ultimate physical killing machine.
When it comes to making a murder bot, were a crappy base design to start with.
Sure, in 20 or 30 years Atlas will be stronger, faster, and more intelligent.
But it still wont be as well-suited for murdering humans as anautonomous tank,a drone, or alandmine.
Could Atlas be used to hurt people?
But its in no way, shape, or form an optimized killing machine.
