The Robots Are Already Here—The Data Gap Is What’s Holding Them Back

About this episode

This episode explores the implications of human-like robots and the challenges in their development.

What happens when robots stop looking like industrial machines—and start looking (and even feeling) human? And if “replicants” become plausible within our lifetimes, what would it take to get there… and what might it break along the way? In this episode of The People’s AI, presented by the Vana Foundation, we explore the robot revolution from three angles: what robots can actually do today (quietly, at scale), what’s likely in the near-term (especially in warehouses, logistics, healthcare, an...

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Wilser

Topics covered

• robot revolution
• human-like robots
• automation
• logistics
• healthcare
• data gap

Keywords

• robots
• replicants
• technology
• automation
• data gap
• healthcare
• logistics

Sponsors

Vana Foundation

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