Elon Musk Predicts That by 2050, Every Home Will Have a Humanoid Robot
Elon Musk outlines how Tesla’s research of Full Self-Driving is transferring into its work in robotics in a recent TED interview, and how most houses will likely include humanoid robots in the not-too-distant future. Musk agrees with the interviewer that most households will have a home robot by 2050 while increasing artificial intelligence (A.I.) remains a major stumbling block. In an extensive interview, the Tesla CEO discusses his work with SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company, as well as the harsh public reaction to his enormous fortune and his social media habits. Solving real-world A.I. “It took me a long time to grasp that in order to solve self-driving, you actually needed to solve real-world AI,” Musk explains. “And once you’ve solved real-world A.I. for a car, which is actually a robot on four wheels, you can extend it to a robot on legs as well.” In the interview, Musk emphasizes that while firms like Boston Dynamics have demonstrated...