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NaibofTabr
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He's basically admitting that Meta's own models aren't competitive with any of his competitors, so he wants to be able to use alternatives.
Yeah no, I get the distinct impression that this is investor bait. The demo models are just plausible enough to draw some funding ("this one's just the prototype! next version will be better with your money! swearsies!"). It's not intended to be useful, it's intended to get VC buy-in. I think it's vaporware.
I mean, my first complaint would be that this is essentially a surveillance platform, basically Flock in a human-shaped shell. Also it's likely that it works essentially like Waymo, where there is remote human oversight to handle situations that are beyond the capabilities of the automation. That means that beyond just video, audio, and whatever else being sent to some corporate servers, there's potentially a human in another country watching through those eyes in real-time. Even if those remote employees are well-intentioned and trustworthy, how secure is the access to that? How much effort is there to prevent someone else from breaking into the stream?
My second complaint is just that this appears less advanced than Disney animatronics from the 80s. I haven't seen any evidence that these things can walk, they all appear to be standing still. It's basically a bigger Tickle-Me Elmo, with a webcam.
What exactly was a classroom supposed to do with an anamatronic mannequin anyway? What practical benefit was this thing supposed to have in an education setting?
People invest money in this? I should start a robotics company...
Yup.
What's that line? "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity"?
The best time to build a chip fab is 10 years ago. The second best time is right now.
"A lot of men and their behaviors have ruined this product."
Yes, like the men running the companies that make this product.
I hope so. Nurses have pretty good unions right?
I'm convinced that the only thing that will really save us from this sort of thing is labor organization.
What will happen is they will sell it to your boss as a way to cut costs on labor, but will arrange things legally such that you are still responsible for the patients' wellbeing, so if the AI makes a mistake you get the blame.
You really need to see just how bad these things are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJlxkLawZrw
It's a slightly animatronic mannequin. They're so garbage. This is what they brought to CES to show off, like they're proud of it. Tickle Me Elmo was more life-like.