In the past five months, the world of technology saw astonishing progresses in terms of artificial intelligence. Groundbreaking developments such as Dall-E and the text-based ChatGPT are not only revolutionizing the field, but also challenging the way people interact with machines. Joining forces to create a humanoid that interacts with artificial intelligence, AI systems developer OpenAI partnered with Norwegian robot company 1X.
The result of this mutual effort is NEO, the first robotic version of a humanoid powered by the artificial intelligence of the ChatGPT software. 1X Technologies, the company behind the project, boasts a number of accomplishments, the most notable being their human-like robot EVE, which was the first of its kind to be equipped with wheels. Sadly, this version designed by them was deemed as unable to fulfill realistic tasks that which a human worker could. This is why OpenAI is helping them refine and upgrade their current design to a sophisticated version of its former self, since ChatGPT and OpenAI share similar objectives that align with each other.
OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman and the company’s co-founder Bernt Bornich, CEO of 1X are both very enthusiastic about the progress of the partnership. With this new robotic humanoid, OpenAI’s mission to promote the development of a trustworthy AI, one that can be trusted unconditionally, takes a giant step forward. According to Computer Today, this new humanoid will not only be capable of executing various tasks in a factory but will also be capable of certain human-like facial expressions such as winks, smiles, and expressions of emotions.
However, it still remains a difficult yet critical challenge for humans to win the trust of this AI-powered android. As a reflection of the current state of technology, NEO can work without rest 24 hours a day, yet cannot truly create a consciousness nor be able to give its own judgement. NEO exists to carry out the orders of its master, no more no less.
The collaboration between OpenAI and 1X Technologies is an essential milestone in humanity’s newfound journey of harnessing artificial intelligence, as it sets its foothold towards the utilization of robotics development and AI systems as a means of creating a trustable and safe partner. Although this is not the Grand Turing test, it marks the beginning of a new era.
