We find ourselves living in a time when governments and corporate elites are engaged in a fervent race to develop the most dystopian technologies as quickly as they possibly can. And in that vein, Elon Musk unveiled his company’s, i.e., Tesla’s, latest improved version of the humanoid Optimus robots at the “Tesla Robotaxi Day” event:
As Tesla held its long-awaited Robotaxi Day on Thursday at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California, the billionaire introduced a new generation of the company’s humanoid robots, known as Optimus, with a bold prediction: they will be “the biggest product ever of any kind.”
Musk made his case by showing off technology that has come a long way since its initial reveal. Our first look in 2021 was an actor dancing in a body suit. In 2022, a first-look prototype appeared stiff walking onstage.
But prototypes on display this week looked smoother as they danced, poured drinks, and played rock-paper-scissors with attendees at Tesla’s event. Theatrics and attendees’ claims that the machines were teleoperated by humans aside, Musk has made clear he means business with robots.
A demo video that was played at the event showcased how these robots would carry out daily chores in a regular household:
The robot is seen in the video watering plants, picking up packages from the front door, cleaning the kitchen after dinner, unloading groceries from a car trunk and unwinding with a board game with the family’s kids.
Musk has previously boasted that the robots will be a “fundamental transformation for civilization.”
Despite the fact that the robots would currently cost around $20,000–30,000 and that they’re not nearly as developed as they would need to be in order to carry out household chores swiftly and effectively enough, such significant advancements in AI robotics within such a short amount of time, since the “dawn of AI technology” only a couple of years ago, is quite concerning.
With the vast amount of time, money, and resources being poured into developing artificial intelligence and robotics by tech-companies all over the world, it won’t take as long as people may think to reach the stage where we have robots ready to replace us.
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The majority of today’s human workforce is able to carry out its functions due to two key components, i.e., the ability to process information or stimuli from their surroundings and the ability to respond to those stimuli via “effectors” such as voluntary muscles.
Artificial intelligence has the potential to replace the first component, and robotic technology has the potential to replace the second. Thus, when the two are combined, they have the potential to replace the entire human workforce altogether.
But aside from the discussions relating to how AI is going to replace humanity, there are much more sinister undertones to these seemingly harmless Tesla robots.
The video showcasing the robots doing household chores has been carefully curated in order to give off a warm homely feeling, with the presence of these cute and cuddly robots to help you with anything you need. A lot of effort goes into developing such videos, to make sure that the audience forms a psychological positive association with the product that is being advertised.
And this is also how computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc., were advertised to the masses—as harmless technologies intended to make your life much more convenient and comfortable. Well, they also turned out to be mass surveillance devices used by the government to spy on you. But of course, that part was not advertised.
These humanoid robots are no different, since they require audio-visual information in order to function, and it’s very plain to see that government bodies like the NSA and CIA are more than likely to have backdoor access to the general population’s movements and activities via the features integrated into the computerized circuitry of the Optimus robots, just like they already have access to the many other tech devices commonly used by humans.
Now, as it turns out, in certain instances these robots were being teleoperated, i.e., being controlled remotely by humans, rather than acting with total autonomy. This is actually worse news than if they were self-regulated, because now we have clear proof of how these robots can secretly be operated by human employees at Tesla (or the NSA), and this will undoubtedly come into play in the future dystopia that Elon Musk is planning.
It also seems like a walking talking robot will be much more adept at being spyware than immobile smartphones. And it might even be possible that one would have to pair these robots with their smartphones in order to calibrate them, rendering the individual subject to hyper-surveillance through both his hand-held devices and his new best friend. And indeed, the goal is to make such robots the indispensable best friend of modern man, to the point that he would be duped into thinking that such an unnatural relationship is an ample substitution for human interaction.
There are an endless number of ways to make these robots appear more human, such as integrating their speech with realistic human voice, accent, and cadence. Another way is to coat the cold soulless metallic exterior with a layer of skin cells cultured in a lab, something that was accomplished recently in Japan:
Japanese scientists have devised a way to attach living skin tissue to robotic faces and make them “smile,” in a breakthrough that holds out promise of applications in cosmetics and medicine.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo grew human skin cells in the shape of a face and pulled it into a wide grin, using embedded ligamentlike attachments.
The smiling robot, featured in a study published online last month by Cell Reports Physical Science, is the fruit of a decade of research by Takeuchi and his lab on how best to combine biological and artificial machines.
Imagine if this could be developed to the point of making realistic robots that are augmented to feel warm and human to the touch, allowing for the mass production of “anatomically female” robots for male users and vice versa. Imagine just how much more devastating and addictive that would be for societies than modern pornography. And you can bet that Big Tech companies will be competing aggressively over making the most attractive and enticing robots in order to dominate this upcoming market, blinded to the long-term consequences of their actions by the golden hue of billions in profit.
These robots have the potential to achieve mass social isolation at a scale that shadows what modern societies currently exhibit and, as such, will serve as the ideal tools to transform humans into government-dependent consumerist slaves.
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One of the main differences between these android robots and gadgets such as smartphones and laptops that have been used as spyware thus far is that, while the former played the role of passive observers (exploding pagers aside), merely listening in on your most intimate conversations, the latter can actively endanger you and your family if you take a step outside the boundaries set by the democratic free-speech-loving US government.
It has been well-established that 9/11 was the perfect Islamophobic scapegoat that the US government needed in order to conduct mass-surveillance on its citizens:
In the post-9/11 bureaucratic frenzy to never let a similar attack happen again, the Congress rushed to pass the Patriot Act, a domestic-surveillance wish list full of investigatory powers long sought by the FBI. And the government created the Department of Homeland Security, an unwieldy amalgamation of agencies united under a moniker straight out of a bad science-fiction novel.
Time and time again, whistleblowers and declassified documents have revealed just how obsessed the US is with using trigger words like “terrorism” and “extremism” in order to justify this type of mass surveillance, convincing its population that they must sacrifice their privacy in exchange for security from non-existent threats.
This will also be the justification used to have these robots not just spy on people but also potentially harm them for being “traitors” and “terrorist sympathizers.” Consider the level of Israeli influence that exists within the US and how mega-corporations support them.
Big Tech companies have a reputation of supporting Israel in its genocidal goals:
Amid this AI-assisted genocide, Big Tech in the United States is quietly continuing business as usual with Israel. Intel has announced a $25bn investment in a chip plant located in Israel, while Microsoft has launched a new Azure cloud region in the country.
In March 2021, Google, along with Amazon, signed a $1.2bn contract for cloud computing services for the Israeli government and defence establishment. The two companies provide Israel with the capacity to store, process and analyse data, including facial recognition, emotion recognition, biometrics and demographic information in what is known as Project Nimbus.
These companies have no moral scruples about supporting Israel’s war on Gaza either, with the CEO of IBM even stating that the company’s interests align with those of the governments they serve:
Rather, Krishna explained, when working for governments, IBM believes the customer is always right:
We try to operate with the principles that are encouraged by the governments of the countries we are in. We are a U.S. headquarter company. So, what does the U.S. federal government want to do on international relations? That helps guide a lot of what we do. We operate in many countries. We operate in Israel, but we also operate in Saudi Arabia. What do those countries want us to do? And what is it they consider to be correct behavior?
Well, what if the US government passes a bill making it illegal to criticize Israel? Will that then become a part of the policies of these companies, even to the point of them assisting the US-Israel Empire’s national securities with locating and arresting those who oppose Zionism?
The new expanded definition of antisemitism even bars one from rightfully comparing Israel to the Nazi regime. Imagine a family sitting around a dinner table, when one of them starts speaking about the Israeli genocide in Palestine or shows their family some of the horrifying footage emerging from Gaza. These robots could alert authorities and physically detain the “terrorist sympathizer” (a high-school kid who doesn’t particularly enjoy watching babies being blown up), preventing them from fleeing until they are apprehended and imprisoned on charges of antisemitism.
And the justification for giving these robots the autonomy to harm humans could be as defensive measures. They could protect users from criminals on the streets and in their homes. They can be used to quickly identify and neutralize terror threats before they can harm anyone or escape. And of course, the technology must be in each and every household for it to be effective. After all, nobody, not even loving families, or children, or fluffy pets can be exempt from the possibility of being secret members of Khamas.
This absurd reality is only as distant as the transition of humanoid AI robots from rare luxuries to common household appliances.
And Tesla’s Optimus bots will be no exception, as even Elon Musk has exhibited traits of being a Zionist shill ever since his visit to Israel, with the subsequent Israelification of his views, with him even referring to himself as being “Jewish by association” and “aspirationally Jewish” while talking to Zionist Ben Shapiro.
If Israel demands that these Big Tech companies assist them in manufacturing a giant titanium AI robot army to help export death and destruction to neighboring Muslim lands, they will gladly do so for the right price. Money is the name of the game, and Israel, with the help of its sugar daddy the US, is able to offer a lot of it. You could even have IDF soldiers controlling these robots remotely, as showcased by Elon Musk at the recent event.
Such an army could greatly help them in shifting the narrative back in their favor against Iran when it comes to military competence, not to mention their plans to use such technologies in future AI “smart cities” in Greater Israel, to surveil, suppress, and subjugate Muslims.
Think about how Saudi, a nation that uses its technology more brutally than the US, will use this to silence anyone who speaks against the secularization of Muslim lands at the hands of the “rulers.”
Dictatorships and democracies alike, any government that hopes to exert a totalitarian Orwellian control over its citizens will benefit greatly from Tesla’s Optimus robots.
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I dont understand, why does this site believe that we won’t be in ww3 in a few short years with much of middle east destroyed (along with much of tech infra) and hence waiting for mehdi as? how useful would these robots be for mass surveillance in that case? is there something that I am missing here?
It baffles me how stupid the right wing is they think musk is really trying to save humanity when he is making the tools for governments to control their populations also as for the scenarios you gave idk how western governments will go because they still have to maintain that illusion of free speech.
I’m boring with right wingers hoping for a bright future with Elon Musk and Donald Trump. They are not on the same boat with leftits, just in another boat that will lead them to the same spot through another way.
Agreed they are that dumb and stupid .