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I don't think it is fair to downvote this comment. It is a genuine concern and should be addressed. Amusingly, given that the thought has entered mass consciousness by means of question on 'whether all this is a simulation', matrix ( the animated series ) explored this question a little and it is interesting in how the timeline aligns with what the movie presented.

> It is a genuine concern and should be addressed.

No disagreement, but does the comment meaningfully contribute to the discussion about this particular project?

Fair point upon reflection.

It's absolutely a legitimate concern but since this robot project has no chance of replacing humanity, it seems like a derail in terms of the subject matter of the video. It's as if someone posted a link to an incremental advancement in graphene aluminum-ion battery tech and a person chimed in with a general lament about heavy metal battery toxic waste disposal.

That's an interesting reference, but do our timelines really align with what was presented in (ani)matrix? Their timelines are quite murky, but it seems that in their universe things only started getting problematic between humans and AIs around 2090 and The First Machine War started in 2139 [0]. With how fast things are progressing, it's not clear to me that we have so much time.

[0] https://screenrant.com/matrix-timeline-year-future-when-sett...

Definitely.

It's intellectually exciting.

On the flip side, capitalistic / private / special interests both controlling the progress and having the most ability to utilize it to further centralize power and wealth is deeply concerning. We can already see more controversial figures involved in AI using it to spread their personal viewpoints.

It feels really easy to see how our jobs/labor and therefore our capital and therefore our value in the modern system are being directly attacked by these capabilities and deeply concerning to imagine how further centralization of power could be good for the masses.

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