The robots are here, will they replace us?
5/5/202626 min
Robots are breaking world records and breaking the internet, doing seamless backflips and sidekicks online, but as they get more integrated into our world, are they going to help us, or replace us? Matt Galloway speaks to WIRED's Will Knight and Karol Hausman, co-founder and CEO of Physical Intelligence.
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Matt Galloway· Host0:28
[upbeat music] This is a CBC podcast. Hello, I'm Matt Galloway, and this is The Current podcast. The robots have been busy lately. [robot hitting table] [crowd groaning] That's the sound of a robot named ACE beating a human at ping-pong a few weeks ago in Japan. Last month, it was a robot named Lightning's turn to triumph, winning a half marathon in China, beating the human world record by nearly seven minutes. This man brought his child to watch the spectacle.
Kim Kardashian· Soundbite1:03
Robots are just really fun, so I wanted to bring my kid to experience it. Technology is developing so fast, I think robots will soon beat humans in many ways, not just in speed, but also in things like AI-driven behavior. So yeah, I wanted to come and see them before they actually surpass us.
Matt Galloway· Host1:24
Meanwhile, in Davos earlier this year, Elon Musk talked up Tesla's sleek,