China wants you to cheer for the robots taking your job | E2329
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A humanoid robot ran the 100m in 9.39, breaking the human Usain Bolt’s world record, while an entire stadium cheered. Jason thinks Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games aren’t a science fair, or a fun exhibition, but the best AI PR campaign on Earth. While Americans debate the data centers that train the robot brains, China is already turning them into a spectacle and world-class entertainment.
Find out what Jason thinks America can do to catch up… and why he believes there will be 1 billion Optimus robots deployed by the year 2036.
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