Physical Intelligence Is Building a Brain for Robots

More from the article...

... A startup called Physical Intelligence has set out to alter this situation. Formed this year by a team of robotics and AI experts, the company plans to create software that can add high-level intelligence to a wide variety of robots and machines.

Or, as co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Karol Hausman puts it in Physical Intelligence's first public interview since founding the company: "We aim to bring AI to the physical world with a universal model that can power any robot or any physical device basically for any application." ...

Please welcome our future robotic overlords....

... Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a groundbreaking force in a plethora of sectors, including transportation, healthcare, finance, and agriculture.

In the realm of robotics, AI is redefining the landscape, as well as human-machine interaction. Andrew Crackett, managing director of Yaskawa, provides some insight into the role of AI in robotics technology, its advantages, challenges, and makes his predictions on what is to come in the future.

The speed at which AI is being integrated into our rapidly advancing digital world makes it imperative for all industries to welcome its adoption, which is especially true for robotics.

Crackett praises artificial intelligence as "the cognitive powerhouse behind the physical capabilities of robots, influencing everything from design and functionality to adaptability in diverse environments".

AI provides robots with unmatched precision and efficiency, optimising actions through machine learning algorithms for enhanced productivity and accuracy. ...

Ohhhh... this ain't gonna end up in a happy place for humans.

@#4

Oops, forgot to note... the article is from February 2024.

@#4 ... AI provides robots with unmatched precision and efficiency, optimising actions through machine learning algorithms for enhanced productivity and accuracy ...

On the other hand, I still await the video of a robot being tossed a crumpled t-shirt, and the robot then puts the t-shirt on correctly.

So far, the robots seem to have issues with determining whether the crumpled t-shirt is inside-out or not.

But...

When that level of achievement is attained by robots, i.e., putting on a random t-shirt, oh we humans are screwed, we are so screwed.

Keep in mind it is Big Tech that is bringing us this robot and AI technology.

That should be your first warning flare.

@#8 ... People who dismiss AI seem like they must be dumb to me. ...

That is what Big Tech seems to have been relying upon for the past couple three decades.

People who do not understand what they are faced with.

As a prior proponent of technology (back in the 70's, 80's) I find the current exploitive focus of Big Tech to be quite detrimental.

@#10 ... much of it is probably subject to copyright or other IP restrictions....

Currently playing out in the courts.

Generative AI Lawsuits Timeline: Legal Cases vs. OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia and More
sustainabletechpartner.com

... Some media companies and content producers have filed lawsuits against Generative AI (artificial intelligence) software companies such as OpenAI (maker of ChatGPT), Microsoft, Anthropic, Midjourney, Stability AI and DeviantArt, and chip giant Nvidia.

Many of the lawsuits involve alleged copyright infringement. In short, the complaints often claim that AI companies illegally train various large language models (LLMs) on copyrighted content from media companies. ...

....

But I still want to see a robot put on a crumpled t-shirt thrown at it.

:)