Elon Musk has developed a name for himself when it comes to weird behaviour, from trying to end Russia‘s war on Ukraine to spreading Covid conspiracies.
And now, a bizarre picture of him kissing a robot has left the internet baffled.
The pictures of Musk with several female humanoids have made their rounds on social media, but all is not as it seems.
David Marven, CEO of a construction company, shared the images online asking: ‘Elon Musk announces the future wife, who is she?’
The pictures come after footage of Musk’s humanoid Optimus robot – which was branded ‘cringe’ at its unveiling in September – was seen now managing to leap.
The pictures of Musk with several female humanoids have made their rounds on social media, but all is not as it seems
David Marven, CEO of a construction company, shared the images online asking: ‘Elon Musk announces the future wife, who is she?’
Mr Marven shared the pictures on Twitter in a bid to highlight the dangers of artificial intelligence
Mr Marven wrote: ‘It is the first robot that has been manufactured specifically designed with artificial intelligence, with the personality and the characteristics of the female that he dreams of…which is not found in any normal person, because of course, there is no normal person that has all the required specifications.’
He went on to describe how ‘Catnilla’ is a solar-powered robot that does not need charged and is ‘equipped with sensory means that make her feel sad and happy’.
‘She has a balanced and interactive mindset … so she can share it if she is in a crisis or the feelings that she is experiencing or needs when she is exposed to any psychological stress,’ Mr Marven added.
But he then revealed that the odd images were in fact made using artificial intelligence.
Mr Marven said the purpose of his post was to ‘clarify the dangers of AI’.
‘Especially after Tesla Company released the first integrated robot “Optimus”,’ he added.
Twitter users went wild at the pictures, with one writing: ‘The Black Mirror trailer just dropped.’
Another user shared their AI concerns, tweeting: ‘This post does clarify one of the dangers of AI – it is being used to generate images like these to fool people into thinking they are real.’
However, some were jealous of Musk’s robot prowess, as another user wrote: ‘Where’s the male version. I was always playing to get a robot husband. Does all chores, never argues, and has all the needed settings [laughing emoji].’
Last week, Tesla released a clip of five of its Optimus robots leaping – a far cry from the initial unveiling of the $20,000 prototype, which was criticised by experts.
The robots can walk, pick up things and complete simple tasks.
However, the billionaire CEO has referred to them as ‘companions’.
Twitter users went wild at the pictures, with one writing: ‘The Black Mirror trailer just dropped’
One user shared their AI concerns, tweeting: ‘This post does clarify one of the dangers of AI – it is being used to generate images like these to fool people into thinking they are real’
Optimus was meant to be the star for Tesla’s AI Day presentation in September, as Musk claimed it would ‘be a fundamental transformation for civilisation as we know it.’
But robot experts slammed the prototype.
‘None of this is cutting edge,’ tweeted Cynthia Yeung, head of product at plus One Robotics. ‘Hire some PhDs and go to some robotics conferences @Tesla.’
The fun-loving bot also did not impress AI researcher Filip Piekniewski, who tweeted it was ‘next level cringeworthy’ and a ‘complete and utter scam.’
Optimus has WiFi and LTE connectivity and runs on the company’s autopilot software. Both its hands and knees are inspired by those of humans.
Tesla claims that Optimus can carry a 20-pound bag in one hand and has optimized joints.
