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Move Aside, Chatbots: AI Humanoids Are Here

Move Aside, Chatbots: AI Humanoids Are Here

Update: 2025-09-181
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This week, WIRED learned that OpenAI is ramping up its efforts in robotics — specifically, by hiring researchers who work on AI systems for humanoid robots. Humanoids, robots built to resemble us and perform daily tasks, were famous for their clumsiness just a few years ago. WIRED’s Will Knight tells us how in the era of AI, that’s rapidly changing. 

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Move Aside, Chatbots: AI Humanoids Are Here

Move Aside, Chatbots: AI Humanoids Are Here

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