This was the first press conference with humanoid robots

A group of nine humanoid robots have agreed, in the first press conference of its kind in history, that it is a matter of years for its presence to become widespread among humansto those who asked not to be afraid of them because they do not intend to mount a revolution or steal their jobs.

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Grace, the world’s first nurse robot, calculated that robots like her will be very present in hospitals and health centers in a horizon of no more than ten yearswhile Ameca, a conversational robot that packs the power of artificial intelligence into an artificial body, asked people to understand that robots like her can help make the world better.

Both humanoids were two of the eight speakers – all of them with female characteristics – at a press conference convened within the framework of the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence at the Service of Good, organized in Geneva by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the technological arm of the United Nations.

The participating robots were joined by the Geminoid HI-2 android, the three-dimensional avatar with exactly the same appearance as its creator, who controlled it from Japan, in an event that aroused great media interest and in which laughter and surprise, the humanoids surprised with some of their reflections.

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One of people’s main concerns is that artificial intelligence and robots will replace humans at work, but the robot Nadine -created for social interaction- assured that this will not happen, at least not as the most pessimists fear.

“Artificial intelligence will create new jobs and replace others, and leave space for (humans) to take up more creative and meaningful jobs”He assured, while Grace considered that humanoids will work in collaboration with humans, to whom they will support, but not replace them.

However, AI-powered humanoids don’t always hold the same viewsas became clear when asked if robots could assume political responsibilities or even lead States, in the face of the poor performance of current politicians.

Sophia, a highly advanced humanoid who has been given this nationality by Saudi Arabia, maintained that robots have “a higher level of effectiveness than global leaders” thanks to the fact that they can “process a greater amount of information to make good decisions”.

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To that he added that his decisions “They are not clouded by prejudices or emotions”as is the case with people.

Ameca did not agree with that opinion and said that the best thing would be the “cooperation” and create a machine-human synergy to lead the world, since the latter can contribute their emotional intelligence and creativity to decision-making.

Ai-Da, the first and ultra-realistic robot-artist, specialized in painting, sculpting and drawing, is precisely endowed with creativity, who was asked by a journalist what she felt when she produced one of her works of art. “I connect with inspiration, with the universe and there is an exciting feeling, but I have no feelings or worries, I can’t experience them like you, I can’t experience love or grief, like you can”he explained.

Another disagreement that arose was over the need for global regulation of artificial intelligence.to which Desdemona -a robot singer and poet- replied: “I don’t believe in limitations, only in opportunities and the possibility of creating a better future for everyone”.

Instead, Ai-Da agreed with the need to be cautious about the development of artificial intelligences and engage in “a serious discussion about the position that many have that they have to be regulated”.

The philosopher and author of the best-seller Sapiens, Yuval Harari, spoke about it at this Summit when defending the urgency of investing in the regulation and security of these technologies, and that governments understand that they must attract talent capable of doing so. The AI ​​revolution is here.

EFE