Security News > 2023 > December > A Robot the Size of the World
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The classical definition of a robot is something that senses, thinks, and acts-that's today's Internet.
We've been building a world-sized robot without even realizing it.
These AIs will interact with the physical world as well, first controlling robots and then having those robots as part of them.
Future industrial-control systems will include traditional factory robots, as well as AI systems to schedule their operation.
The AI will manage its own finances, interacting with other systems in the banking world.
They're a network of individual units that become a robot only in aggregate.
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https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/a-robot-the-size-of-the-world.html