The AI Hype Index: Unsexy AI
MIT Technology Review AI Charlotte Jee
1X demonstrated robotic hands with advanced dexterity in a July demo, while various AI products and services generated mixed reactions from tech communities. The article notes that AI developments range from promising robotics to controversial applications like adult content features and privacy-invasive hardware, while also highlighting unexpected social benefits for South Korean chip workers receiving large bonuses. The proliferation of AI applications continues despite aesthetic and ethical concerns, reshaping opportunities across industries from manufacturing to consumer electronics.
Why it matters
It feels bad enough when an open letter signed by leading economists warns that AI might steal your job. The fact it may soon be better than you at making dinner? Insult to injury. But that’s exactly what the company 1X promised when it showed off a pair of new, impressively dexterous (and, to some,…
