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[News] Elon Musk Says Optimus Robot Will 'Babysit Your Kids' in Weirdest Prediction Yet (gizmodo.com)
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Elon Musk envisions a future where his Optimus robot becomes a personal companion, capable of babysitting kids, teaching them, and even performing tasks like factory work. He imagines a robot that can learn from videos and execute tasks on its own, even playing the piano. With a promised "radical" increase in autonomy, Musk predicts that Optimus will be able to understand and respond to voice commands, making it a reliable and trustworthy companion. While the robot's current capabilities fall short of its competitors, Musk's ambitious goals suggest a future where humanoid robots like Optimus become an integral part of daily life, potentially outnumbering humans and achieving a market cap of $25 trillion.

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[-] PancakeTrebuchet@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago

Elon's own children hate him. He's probably not the best person to guage whether a robot is capable of interacting with a child or not, let alone educate them.

[-] athairmor@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

He knows the robot would be a better parent than him. He just assumes this is true of all parents.

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