Musk Slams Rivals' Robot Demos as Fake — Critics Point to Teleoperated Optimus
flowersslop · x · 2026-10-11
Elon Musk claimed rivals' robot demo videos are "not real AI," arguing real AI should handle novel objects. flowersslop pushed back: Musk himself still can't stop calling it AI instead of SI, and Optimus demos are notorious for being teleoperated, sometimes without disclosure — while other companies at least try to make their robots run autonomously.
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