Dancing robots are here!

Summary

Boston Dynamics' dancing robots have sparked a discussion on the future of AI, with opinions ranging from it being a beautiful development to a potentially disturbing one.

Abstract

The article discusses a recent video released by Boston Dynamics featuring a group of robots dancing and singing "Do You Love Me." The author, a former ballroom dancer, expresses awe at the robots' synchronization and body control, but also a sense of unease. The author references opinions from Flavio Aliberti, who believes AI will augment human capabilities, and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who warned of the potential dangers of AI. The author concludes by expressing a wish for such technology to remain in good hands.

Bullet points

Boston Dynamics released a video of robots dancing and singing "Do You Love Me" for New Year's greetings.
The author, a former ballroom dancer, is impressed by the robots' synchronization and body control.
The author references Flavio Aliberti's view that AI will augment human capabilities.
The author also references Stephen Hawking's warning about the potential dangers of AI.
The author concludes by expressing a wish for such technology to remain in good hands.

What’s next in the development of AI?

Image by Boston Dynamic Co.

As a former ballroom dancer, I could not resist sharing this breaking news!

On Dec 29, 2020, Boston Dynamics took over the world and broke the bank! They have shared New Year’s greetings in a very special form.

These robots are not visualization. This is happening. A group of robots is giving New Year greetings by singing “Do You Love Me” and dancing better than most people. And as a former dancer, I can really notice many nuances that must have been perfectly done to achieve such “body” synchronization.

I do not know which word fits better here “beautiful” or “disturbing” …

Please play this video:

AI is a fast-growing and high lucrative industry, no doubts. Successful AI implementation will automate part of the tasks related to a specific job, leaving to humans the honor and the duty to perform all aspects of their jobs that require judgment, social skills and other specifically human capabilities. As a consequence, AI will not take over the whole job market (and our life) but it will augment our capabilities by stimulating creativeness and contributing to higher levels of human awareness: a new “Renaissance” after a period of probable cultural stagnation.

Stephen Hawking, the famous theoretical physicist, and cosmologist, once said:

AI will either be the best thing that’s ever happened to us, or it will be the worst thing.

The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.

And I agree. It is again about the choices that we, humans, will make on how to use and develop AI. If greed will again win over integrity, God bless us!

So, as a conclusion, I would like to add my one wish to the New Year wishes from Boston Dynamics: wish that such solutions always remain in good hands.