As an important caveat, I'd like to add that, even after AGI has been created, it won't be infused into every robot. For example, a Roomba whose purpose it is to vacuum floors would not benefit from having human-level intelligence. The benefits would probably top out at cockroach-level.wjfox wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:06 pm Detroit: Beyond Human was IMO a very accurate portrayal of what to expect. I really recommend that game to everyone here.
Basically, the androids start out passive and compliant, but gradually become more aware of – and resistant to – their slave-like status.
So I believe these robot servants will initially be like highly intelligent Roombas, completely docile. But over time, as they develop into more advanced and capable models, more "emergent" behaviours and subjective experiences will trigger a kind of breakthrough point in their programming. This will eventually culminate in them being recognised as fully sentient individuals with rights and freedoms.
It would also be more trouble than it was worth to make more intelligent robots than was absolutely necessary, as such machines would be smart enough to behave unpredictably, and to demand more rights.
Even if Skynet ran the world, it wouldn't make every machine intelligent; it would see the value in keeping most of them dumb and incapable of performing more than narrow ranges of tasks.
I doubt sex androids will replicate every aspect of internal human anatomy. It's possible that incorporating only 103 bones into their skeletons will make them outwardly indistinguishable from humans. Additionally, since sex with them will mostly happen in dark or low-light conditions, deficiencies in the humanness of their faces and expressions will be masked.I agree with 2040-45 as the inflection point when we'll start to see very human-like robots in home settings. They will also be popular as sex workers, and it might even be possible to get legally married to one, in some jurisdictions at least. But probably a few more decades before they are truly self-aware and independently making a mark on society.
I wonder how they'll be constructed? Presumably some sort of 3D printing process, perhaps replicating the 206 bones in the human body, with an outer polymer layer of skin. Tweaks available for different build types, gender, skin tones, etc. I imagine the face and mouth movements will be especially challenging to replicate. Maybe this could be solved with a kind of GAN-like process, where the movements are mapped in 3D and then optimised to match the most human-like subtleties. New materials might also be needed for more realistic skin, as well as the "twinkle" effect of eyes.