Understanding AI founder warns mobile humanoids could become a corporate robot army
binarybits · x · 2026-09-08
Timothy Lee, founder of Understanding AI, argues that robots both mobile and capable of manipulation are potential "soldiers in a robot army." Even setting aside rogue AI, a few tech executives controlling tens of millions of robot "fake people" seems dangerous. He hopes humanoid robots either fail or face severe legal restrictions, and wants infrastructure run by humans loyal to the government.
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