Scoble: consciousness belongs to humans; Tesla workers wear VR rigs to train Optimus
Scobleizer · x · 2026-10-10
- Robert Scoble reiterates that consciousness is reserved for biological beings. Computers may appear conscious and will soon converse with us at home, but they are machines in servitude to humans—granting them rights would be the wrong path.
- He cites a Tesla Gigafactory tour: workers in Texas and California aren't worried about training their replacements; they wear VR-headset-like contraptions to demonstrate tasks for training Optimus.
- From this he argues robotics is a data game—the most data wins—and dismisses the idea that "melted sand" could become human.
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