Christian Hubicki

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe · The Skeptics Guide #949 - Sep 16 2023 podcast

or maybe put them in the box, put them in the toy box.

That would be a niche product, but maybe it's something where the companies start thinking it into something getting a little bit more general, but it would be incremental, I would say.

Now, I say that, but I also say to any funding agencies listening, I would say by the end of the next funding cycle, I think we have this problem cracked where it's fully general.

But that is the dream, and that's the kind of thing people like me are motivated by is that we know that

with one humanoid presence like ourselves, we can do a lot of stuff.

Does that mean it's the best way to do things?

You know, of course not.

Of course not.

But we know that this kind of generality is possible.

And is that generality always what you want?

I mean, no, not necessarily.

You know, I don't need my car to be a plane and a spaceship.

My car is a fine car.

But there are times where it's nice to have some generalized, some generalized equipment.

Um, the fact that our computers think about all the things our computers can do.

I mean, you know, they went from word processor and maybe email sender and maybe

paint you know ms paint thing to just anything you could do so much on a computer these days and that versatility really shines so i think we see that like what if there was a machine you could have in your home that is like i need to fix the roof can you go fix the roof please and it could just do it right but but that would be that would be awesome like there are so many little things and it's like oh my shower like my

The knob on my shower got broken.

I wish I didn't have a handyman to do that.

A robot can do that.

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