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How Long Until a Robot Is Doing Your Chores?
BBC ^ | 8/28 | Ben Morris

Posted on 08/30/2023 7:02:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Imagine the biggest market for a physical product you can. Are you thinking of mobile phones? Cars? Property?

They are all chunky markets but in the coming decades a new product will be rolled out that will dwarf those giants, says Geordie Rose, the chief executive of Sanctuary AI.

The Vancouver-based firm is developing a humanoid robot called Phoenix which, when complete, will understand what we want, understand the way the world works and have the skills to carry out our commands.

"The long term total addressable market is the biggest one that's ever existed in the history of business and technology - which is the labour market. It's all of the things we want done," he says.

Before we get too ahead of ourselves, he qualifies that statement: "There is a long way to go from where we are today."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


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To: nickcarraway

5-10 years after Full Self Driving is available.


21 posted on 08/30/2023 10:22:41 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: Olog-hai

I named my Roomba “Rosie”.


22 posted on 08/30/2023 10:28:46 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Olog-hai

Prefer Kryten.

Better sense of humor.


23 posted on 08/31/2023 12:40:26 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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24 posted on 08/31/2023 4:26:49 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: nickcarraway

Yeah. That’s gonna happen...LOL!


25 posted on 08/31/2023 5:53:55 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: nickcarraway

Hopefully tomorrow. 😉


26 posted on 08/31/2023 6:46:50 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
Why *do* DS'ers from both parties want unfettered illegal immigration? Why *would* you want to 'work from home'? Why *does* the Deep State want you to do that?

27 posted on 08/31/2023 9:39:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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