Bay Area events note the convergence of AI and robotics [Video]

The San Francisco Bay Area is the nexus of the artificial intelligence revolution in the U.S., anchored by San Francisco, with the renaissance of robotics investment and innovation in Silicon Valley. AI is merging with and embodied by robotics here.

For instance, Waymo’s driverless cars are a common sight in San Francisco. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said the future of AI is physical AI, embodied by robotics including self-driving cars.

Recently, The New York Times suggested the possibility of a robotic “winter,” especially for humanoid robots.

However, in the Dec. 10 Public Relation Society of America (PRSA) annual Silicon Valley Media Predicts of the 2025 technology industry and market, Don Clark of the Times mentioned that newspaper has never found a technology it can’t find the dark side of. He noted that The New York Times‘ first mention of artificial intelligence, dating back to around 1953, warned that robots might someday pose a threat to humanity.

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