Norway-based 1X, which is developing humanoid robots, raised a $23.5M Series A2 led by the OpenAI Startup Fund with participation from Tiger Global and others
Autonomous machines are still too clumsy for delicate tasks. But humans can operate mechanical arms from afar, turning physical labor into remote work.
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@chr1sa
Chris Anderson
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One of the interesting questions is whether becoming “embodied” (having senses and the ability to act in the physical world) could tip an AI into full AGI. I guess OpenAI is going to find out: https://1xtech.medium.com/...
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@ericjang11
Eric Jang
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How it started / How it's going https://1xtech.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@wiredscience
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Autonomous machines are still too clumsy for delicate tasks. But humans can operate mechanical arms from afar, turning physical labor into remote work. https://www.wired.com/...
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@soundboy
Ian Hogarth
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It seems a reasonable assumption that the most powerful AI system in the world may soon be plugged into humanoid robots (and in the process learn how to control robots and develop a richer world model): https://1xtech.medium.com/...
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@grady_booch
Grady Booch
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Is embodiment necessary for a synthetic mind? Yes; been saying this for years. But that alone is insufficient. We do not yet have the proper architecture for the semantics of sentience. https://twitter.com/...
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@alliancevc
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We are elated to join @1x__tech on the mission to safely deploy androids in the human world, augmenting labor globally 🤖❤️👩 🦰 in the $23.5M round led by @sama / @OpenAI and Tiger also including Sandwater, Skagerak VC and awesome angels 🚀 @BerntBornich https://1xtech.medium.com/.…
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@wired
@wired
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Shows as old as ‘The Jetsons’ have told us that robots are the future, but in order for robots to thrive, they'll need a helping hand from us. https://www.wired.com/...
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@willknight
Will Knight
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Are text-munching models like GPT-4 enough to bring about human-level intelligence in machines, or does AI need to learn by following human actions in the world? @OpenAI just led funding in a company working on humanoid, tele-operated robots. https://www.wired.com/...