{"id":1459042,"date":"2024-02-23T23:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1459042"},"modified":"2024-02-23T23:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T04:50:00","slug":"is-this-how-skynet-begins-bezos-nvidia-join-openai-in-funding-humanoid-robotics-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/is-this-how-skynet-begins-bezos-nvidia-join-openai-in-funding-humanoid-robotics-firm\/1459042\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This How Skynet Begins? Bezos, Nvidia Join OpenAI In Funding Humanoid Robotics Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is This How Skynet Begins? Bezos, Nvidia Join OpenAI In Funding Humanoid Robotics Firm<\/span><\/p>\n

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A startup focused on developing general-purpose humanoids has attracted investments from Jeff Bezos, Nvidia Corp., and other major tech companies in its most recent funding round amid the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence bubble.\u00a0<\/p>\n

People familiar with the investing round told\u00a0Bloomberg<\/a>\u00a0that Figure AI – backed by OpenAI and Microsoft Corp – is raising $675 million, with a pre-money valuation of approximately $2 billion. They said Bezo’s firm, Explore Investments LLC, has committed $100 million. Microsoft has committed $95 million, while Nvidia and Amazon plan $50 million each.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The funding round is not yet complete, and the amounts could change, with the possibility that the deals could still fall apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Figure’s AI-powered robot appears very similar in design to the Terminator assassin robot in the early 1990s film “Terminator.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Recall the Terminator robot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Let’s hope this Terminator-like robot is not trained on a woke-tuned model like Gemini<\/a> – now that would be a disaster for humankind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Is it using Gemini to “think”? https:\/\/t.co\/gSaTN9Os59<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch the humanoid, called “Figure 01,” make a cup of coffee. The startup posted on X:<\/p>\n

Figure 01 has learned to make coffee.<\/em><\/p>\n

End-to-end AI system, trained in 10 hours, just by watching humans make coffee.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our neural networks are taking video in, trajectories out<\/em><\/p>\n

Figure 01 has learned to make coffee \u2615\ufe0f<\/p>\n

End-to-end AI system, trained in 10 hours, just by watching humans make coffee<\/p>\n

Our neural networks are taking video in, trajectories out<\/p>\n

Join us to ship a fleet of AI robotshttps:\/\/t.co\/7fGEbRbeol<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/DNAZWnaqUv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Figure (@Figure_robot) January 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

According to Figure’s website, developing general-purpose humanoids aims to “make a positive impact on humanity and create a better life for future generations” by “eliminating the need for unsafe and undesirable jobs \u2014 ultimately allowing us to live happier, more purposeful lives.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

As we’ve previewed to\u00a0premium subs<\/a>, Goldman believes AI could trigger 300 million layoffs through this decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The working poor have nothing to worry about because when robots displace their jobs, governments will begin helicopter-dropping monthly stimmy checks (remember all the free money during Covid) in the form of\u00a0universal basic income<\/a>\u00a0(socialism).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 02\/23\/2024 – 18:50<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bRead More<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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