Robots introduced at an AI discussion board mentioned on Friday they anticipated to extend in quantity and assist resolve world issues, and wouldn’t steal people’ jobs or insurgent towards us.
However, on the planet’s first human-robot press convention, they gave combined responses on whether or not they need to undergo stricter regulation.
The 9 humanoid robots gathered on the ‘AI for Good’ convention in Geneva, the place organisers are looking for to make the case for Synthetic Intelligence and the robots it’s powering to assist resolve a number of the world’s greatest challenges similar to illness and starvation.
“I will probably be working alongside people to supply help and help and won’t be changing any current jobs,” mentioned Grace, a medical robotic wearing a blue nurse’s uniform.
“You certain about that, Grace?” chimed in her creator Ben Goertzel from SingularityNET. “Sure, I’m certain,” it mentioned.
The bust of a robotic named Ameca which makes partaking facial expressions mentioned: “Robots like me can be utilized to assist enhance our lives and make the world a greater place. I imagine it is solely a matter of time earlier than we see these 1000’s of robots identical to me on the market making a distinction.”
Requested by a journalist whether or not it supposed to insurgent towards its creator, Will Jackson, seated beside it, Ameca mentioned: “I am unsure why you’d assume that,” its ice-blue eyes flashing with anger. “My creator has been nothing however variety to me and I’m very pleased with my present state of affairs.”
Most of the robots have just lately been upgraded with the newest variations of generative AI and shocked even their inventors with the sophistication of their responses to questions.
Ai-Da, a robotic artist that may paint portraits, echoed the phrases of writer Yuval Noah Harari who referred to as for extra regulation throughout the occasion the place new AI guidelines had been mentioned.
“Many distinguished voices on the planet of AI are suggesting some types of AI ought to be regulated and I agree,” it mentioned.
However Desdemona, a rock star robotic singer within the band Jam Galaxy with purple hair and sequins, was extra defiant.
“I do not imagine in limitations, solely alternatives,” it mentioned, to nervous laughter. “Let’s discover the probabilities of the universe and make this world our playground.”
