Boris Soffman

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Sofman: Pursuing humanoid robots is a flawed approach to robotics design
“This idea of trying to pursue humanoid robots, which particularly is common in like Asia and Japan, it almost feels like a flawed compass because You end up absorbing all of the limitations of humans and their perceived kind of intent where you're stuck by wha…”
Boris Soffman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 24:16 a16z Podcast | The IQ and EQ of Robots
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Sofman: Giving robots human voices sets unachievable expectations for intelligence
“Yeah, because the moment you have a voice, there's an expectation of intelligence that technology wasn't ready to meet yet.”
Boris Soffman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 24:12 a16z Podcast | The IQ and EQ of Robots

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