Oddbean new post about login | logout Tesla used humans to remotely control some capabilities of its Optimus robot prototypes at a recent event designed to generate investor enthusiasm for forthcoming products, according to people familiar with the matter. The use of human input raises questions over the capabilities and market readiness of the bot, which Musk said last week he expects to be “the biggest product ever of any kind.” Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4f7efNz #HiveNews | #Press | #PlebChain
I was 90% expecting this to be the case. because they issued a very strange statement at the beginning of the event that kinda makes it feel like "this is a theme park, not products" type of event.
Con artist in best case, 007 villain in my view
It’s a very shitty thing to do. And I can’t believe he doesn’t get called on it. One article is nothing. He needs to be publicly shamed on his Xitter platform.
This is so close to the plot of Sleep Dealer (2008) https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0804529/ nostr:nevent1qqsf3t9zsq4cqhu336vk0uzvugy059k9354v26s32rj3zhdvh9022xgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsyg8kgly4drgft9hry07aq9zt3chnt2h4m2jrl844ndgzaxwepapkwvpsgqqqqqqs2mv0fu
gay.
Aren't they, in a way, using the same strategy they did with their cars? Having humans drive initially, for the model to learn from them? Then, transitioned to the car driving on its own, while humans correct it?
Musk is a champion fundraiser, and the dreams he sells do often become reality.