"A billion robots and a bad firmware upgrade" sparks open-source-only trust debate
tomchapin · x · 2026-09-10
Responding to Emad Mostaque's quip about "a billion robots and a bad firmware upgrade," user tomchapin says he will never trust an AI humanoid robot in his home unless it is truly open source — capturing a broader anxiety about centralized firmware and safety control in embodied AI.
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