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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Donna Ferguson

Robots say they have no plans to steal jobs or rebel against humans

The robots pose for a group photo at the press conference in Geneva
The nine humanoid robots were gathered at the UN’s AI for Good conference in Switzerland. Photograph: Johannes Simon/Getty Images for Aidan Meller

Robots have no plans to steal the jobs of humans or rebel against their creators, but would like to make the world their playground, nine of the most advanced humanoid robots have told an artificial intelligence summit in Geneva.

In what was described as “the world’s first human-robot press conference”, one robot, Sophia, said humanoid robots had the potential to lead with “a greater level of efficiency and effectiveness than human leaders” but that “effective synergy” came when humans and AI worked together. “AI can provide unbiased data while humans can provide the emotional intelligence and creativity to make the best decisions. Together, we can achieve great things,” it said.

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