Why Everyone's Freaking Out about Tesla's Optimus Robot

Tesla just released this video of Optimus, the humanoid robot. People are freaking out because according to the video, the robot can now sort objects by itself after being told to. It can react and adapt to changes in real time, like a human kind of meanly moving its blocks around. It even appears to correctly fix an object’s orientation all on its own.

It can do that because of it’s apparent ability to understand where each of its limbs are in space and a neural network that runs within the robot, which helps it process visual information from its cameras and make decisions in real time.

This is really huge if true...

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[pulkitpun]

The guy switching blocks when the robot's sorting them will be the first to go in the robot uprising

[quantumchaos]

Tasks like "lift box", "move box", "hold gun", "enforce human Amazon Warehouse employee productivity minimums", and "scoop ice cream"

[itsshowtime]

“AI IS GONNA KILL US” *robot calmly playing with legos*

[lnsflare]

It's called "Optimus" because Tesla is on the cutting edge of 1984.

[gregdenson]

"Oh sure, at first it's ooh and aah, but then comes the running and screaming!"
-Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic park 2.

[kianamarrie]

Robot: “Don’t come to the assembly line tomorrow”

[divyadeepkaushik]

Waiting for the day when Robots start to procrastinate

[agrizzlybearwithinternet]

Since this is the first Optimus, Could you call this one Optimus Prime?

[Cynthia-rumj]

Playing with blocks is one of the first things a toddler does before it grows up to become a murder. 💀💀💀

[QuickPLFMA]

Human: keeps messing with the block.

Robot: I have detected the cause of this problem and will eliminate it.

[jordanmcgrory]

Incidentally the word for the ability to understand where limbs are relative to one another and the environment is "proprioception", which is simply a lovely word.

[hahdsahhsua]

detroit become human taught me that this isn't a good thing

[sebastianwendl]

This is literally decades old tech. Industrial robots have been doing this for years

[The_Viscount]

When I ask Siri, Cortana or Alexa to do something, I always say please and thank you. I know they aren't self aware, but I do this for three reasons:

First, the line between self aware and not is very blurry. Neuroscientists aren't even unanimous on what consciousness is let alone how to measure it.

Second, it is possible that consciousness is an emergent rather than inherent property. This means a sufficiently advanced computer system could spontaneously develop consciousness. Combined with the first reason, a computer could become conscious before we recognize that it is.

Third, I want to be in the habit of treating them with respect before AI Singularity comes about. It will make it easier to see them as intelligent beings and, hypothetically, present me as friendly.

Call me silly or paranoid, but I'd rather not risk Skynet being mad at me.

[apathybronson]

And we all know how Tesla never lies or exaggerate their accomplishments 🙄🙄🙄

[slothguy]

I guess I'll have to kiss my job goodbye very soon...

[adarshabraham]

Meanwhile boston robotics laughing at tesla

[Josh-deiw]

I am...Optimus Prime... I was once known as Optimus the lego sorter... Autobots assemble!

[nerminsnowhuseinbasic]

We need remote controled robots, it will satisfy the need for security most humans are talking about, so remote control basically means we use robots like we use tv and just when we need it.

[aaronyoung]

Boston dynamics lapped that bot.
Thierry bot can do parkour while that one is having issues walking.