What Happens When Robots Don’t Need Us?
On the premiere episode of the Bloomberg Originals series Posthuman, Emily Chang explores what might happen when our alien creations surpass us.
Watch the Bloomberg Originals series Posthuman with Emily Chang
In the age of artificial intelligence, robots are growing smarter and more agile by the day. But even the most advanced creations struggle with simple physical tasks—like walking into a kitchen or making a cup of coffee. These actions require independent cognitive and physical agility, seen by many as a benchmark for artificial general intelligence, or AGI.
But while AGI is often portrayed as the ultimate destination of rapidly advancing AI tech, few agree on its definition. On the premiere episode of the Bloomberg Originals series Posthuman, host Emily Chang explores the threshold moment for humanity posed by the arrival of AGI, and how it might soon transform our lives.