How robots evolved in human life

There are already hundreds, if not thousands, of studies on the prospects of replacing people with robots by industry and individual economies. And their conclusions are similar. If you believe the research of economists Karl Frey and Michael Osborne, in the United States in 2033 under the impact of robotics risks disappear 47% of the jobs existing in 2018 the World Bank estimated that for China, this share may reach 77% altogether. The International Labor Organization estimates that even in countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand, 56% of workers are at risk of automation.

Perm developer Promobot has opened sales of Robo C companion robots, which can have the appearance of any person at the request of a client. About this vc.ru told in the company.

Robo C can reproduce about 600 variants of human micro-facial expressions, and thanks to artificial intelligence to answer questions and maintain a conversation. The company suggests using the device as a consultant or administrator, as well as a home assistant.

Promobot delivers a robot in several trim levels: it may be only the head or the head and torso, but only movable head, clarified the company in an interview with The Bell. The production time is two to three months, and the cost of the device varies from 1.2 million to 3 million rubles.

Founded in 2015, Promobot introduced a human-like robot in April 2019. According to company representatives, the development took one and a half years and 6.5 million rubles, and by the end of 2021 the company plans to invest $ 2.5 million in the production of robots.

In the next five to ten years, AI will become part of any business: companies will use it as widely as the Internet and data analytics now. In a more distant future, in 30–40 years, AI will change all sectors of the economy and the essence of almost every profession. Yes, people's needs will remain the same - we need to communicate, have fun, we need family and friends. But let's recall the story: when electricity turned into everyday life, the main entertainment was cinema, not opera or theater, as it was before. With the spread of the Internet, movie theaters have gradually become empty, and people have started spending time on YouTube. And now we can share short videos in TikTok, where the AI ​​is used to target users.

Thanks to AI, all our basic needs will be satisfied much better, because programs learn to understand what we like, what we really want. But, of course, AI will bring with it problems. For example, it will lead to the disappearance of the mass of jobs, and people will have to undergo retraining in order to find new ones. But there is good news. I don’t think that we humans have ended up on this earth in order to devote our lives to routine work. We have higher tasks. In fact, the industrial revolution taught us the idea that routine labor is normal. After 40 years, we are likely to live in a world where the amount of routine work will be significantly reduced. Yes, in the coming years, people will be annoyed by the need to constantly undergo retraining, but after a few decades they will thank AI, who freed them from boring, monotonous labor. After all, now they will be able to do more creative things, they will have time to think about what it means to be human.