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Puffery, Bullshit and Lies
Robots and AI are being portrayed in overly optimistic videos, television shows and advertisements. Tesla’s Optimus robot is a prime example. In this episode Dwain Allan and Christoph Bartneck interview John Petrocelli and Nick Lee on how this puffery, bullshit and lies affect consumers and vulnerable people. Such as Suzanne Barron, who believes that robots are possessed by Satan.
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The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript.
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- Suzanne Barron
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- Your Cousin From Boston Dynamics Samuel Adams Super Bowl ad
- Elon Musk unveils plan for ‘Tesla Bot’ with man dancing in a bodysuit
- Tesla Optimus Robot Can Fold A Shirt
- Still Not Significant
- Clarity Communications by John Leaver who operates Digital Engine
- Music: Remembering Past Everything by P C III is licensed under an Attribution License.
Where Are The Robots We Were Promised?
This episode is a live recording of the Raising the Bar event that took place on 10 September 2024 in Christchurch, New Zealand. I explore the long-standing promise of robots that would handle household tasks and serve as teachers, caregivers, and companions. Despite advancements in social robots, they remain absent from our daily lives. Figures like Elon Musk continue to push the dream of humanoid robots, yet we must first ask what tasks are best left to humans. The rise of human-like robots also challenges us to reflect on our own identity and humanity.
Transcript
The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript.
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