Organizers of 'unsanctioned human vs humanoid robot cage fight' get cease-and-desist from California
cixliv · x · 2026-10-01
- Organizer cixliv announced an "unsanctioned human versus humanoid robot cage fight" and promptly received a cease-and-desist from California regulators.
- He then asked Grok to interpret Business and Professions Code §18625, arguing the statute's own definition wouldn't cover a robot-vs-human bout.
- Part regulatory standoff, part spectacle — high shareability in the AI community.
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