80k After Hours   /     Highlights: #201 – Ken Goldberg on why your robot butler isn’t here yet

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Duration
1345
Publishing date
2024-09-30 14:18
Link
https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/ken-goldberg-robotics/
Contributors
  The 80000 Hours team
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Enclosures
https://media.transistor.fm/ddf44bbe/b055a047.mp3
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Shownotes

This is a selection of highlights from episode #201 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:

Ken Goldberg on why your robot butler isn’t here yet

And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.

Highlights:

  • Luisa’s intro (00:00:00)
  • Moravec's paradox (00:00:22)
  • Successes in robotics to date (00:03:51)
  • Why perception is a big challenge for robotics (00:07:02)
  • Why low fault tolerance makes some skills extra hard to automate (00:12:29)
  • How might robot labour affect the job market? (00:17:19)

Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong