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Are robots nearing their ChatGPT moment?

Are robots nearing their ChatGPT moment?

Science Weekly vor 4 Monaten

Ian Sample hears from senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins and from Nathan Lepora, professor of robotics & AI at Bristol University, who researches how robots can achieve human-like dexterity

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Last month at Beijing’s half marathon, a robot named Lightning beat
the human world record by nearly seven minutes. It’s the latest in
a string of AI-powered milestones that have got people wondering
whether robots are about to enter our everyday lives, just as
chatbots have. And the country leading the charge is China, where
the government has pledged to invest more than £100bn in robotics
over the next 20 years. To find out how robots are already entering
the workforce, and what needs to happen to get them cleaning our
homes and weeding our gardens, Ian Sample hears from the Guardian’s
senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, and from Nathan Lepora,
professor of robotics and AI at Bristol University, who researches
how robots can achieve human-like dexterity. Help support our
independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod