A Tesla Optimus AI ‘robot’ refused to confirm whether it actually runs on AI or not

The conversion was reminiscent of one you’d have with a 10-year-old over whether he finished dinner. When Optimus Number Thirty-something was asked how much artificial intelligence he really was, he wiggled his fingers as if pondering what to say. His answer was ultimately a no answer.

“I can’t reveal how much,” a very human male voice replied. “That’s something you’ll just have to find out later.”

Laughing, Scoble put an egg into the robot and asked, “Any (AI) or none?”

After another thoughtful pause, the Telsa robot replied, “I’d say it might be some. I won’t confirm, but there might be some.”

First of all, Siri or Alexa would never say “go to”. Oh, how SoCal of you, Optimus. Also, when you look at the actions of the AI ​​bots, many of them are things that could easily have been premeditated and pre-programmed. The dance group could be running on pre-programmed software. His interaction with the crowd could also be a program that runs on a loop. Note that they were also fixed in their positions. If there is a large enough audience, this “wave” could be for anyone, really.

Same with the dozen bots that came out when they were introduced. The march itself could have been scheduled. While the random walk through the crowd could be AI, the interactions were suspiciously human. Any video you find online of robots talking, the voices sound human. None sounds like a machine.

During games of rock, paper and scissors, sometimes the bots seem to just mimic their opponent. We know from previous Tesla hoaxes that robots are skilled imitators. Is playing children’s games the follow-up to shirt folding? What… lame. I mean, is that all? What about something more complicated and attractive like, I don’t know, Uno?

Let’s just say that these Optimus robots are, in fact, completely AI. Even if they can “do whatever they want,” according to Tesla boss Elon Musk, what a disappointment they are very slow. One can only imagine how long it would take Optimus to get groceries from the Cybertruck family. At the rate he’s currently playing with rock paper scissors, that milk could spoil on the way to the fridge.

I wouldn’t want a $30,000 personal robot to look like a human if that means inefficiency. Do it like Rosey the robot The Jetsons and add some wheels. Maybe even a claw to grab the lost and forgotten items behind the couch. Oh, an outstretched arm? He would be a real bestie to hang out with on the couch, and neither of you would have to get up for another bag of chips while watching sports.

The fact is that Optimus Gen 2 (and any subsequent generation) will never live up to its name. For one thing, it’s a humanoid robot and not a red Freightliner semi-truck dear to my heart. Cartoon robots are still cool and fascinating, while real-life ones, while high-tech, are underwhelming in comparison. Surely, we can get more imaginative than that?

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