The Fascination with Humanoid Robots: Exploring the Future of Human-like Intelligence

Why are scientists so dedicated to researching and creating humanoid robots? Is it to unlock the secrets of human origins? Is it possible that “humans” themselves are a form of intelligent robots, assembled from suitable materials by a previous creator who finally found a new biological energy source to replace the strictly converted electrical energy? Thus, the current “humans” were born? Why is there such a relentless pursuit of humanoid robots? Is the ultimate goal for humanoid robots to achieve intelligence and flexibility at the level of current “humans”? Or perhaps to exceed the capabilities of present-day “humans”? If they cannot reach the current level of humans, will scientists continue their research day and night until they develop robots with intelligence and flexibility equal to or surpassing that of the scientists themselves? If such robots are successfully developed, imagine walking into a mall where humanoid robots sell you products, going to an airport where humanoid robots assist you with boarding, checking into a hotel where humanoid robots provide reception services, dining at a restaurant where humanoid robots cook and serve your meals, attending an opera where humanoid robots perform for you, going to a hospital where humanoid robots take your pulse and perform surgeries, and having humanoid robots care for your child when you give birth, or looking after you when you grow old. Humanoid robots should not have emotions or feelings, right? If they did, would they not be considered human? Because humanoid robots lack emotions, you would encounter fewer conflicts and frictions in stores or at airports, and by not needing elderly people to help with childcare, many family conflicts would also be reduced. But if there are no conflicts, would people still feel happiness? I don’t know. Our current philosophical system is one of dialectical unity, akin to the idea that without “nothing” there can be no “something”, and without “black” there can be no “white”. So, does reducing “conflict and suffering” also reduce “happiness”? That remains uncertain. If the environment is filled with highly intelligent humanoid robots, what will the state of real humans be? If one wishes to be a taxi driver, chef, postpartum caregiver, delivery person, doctor, waiter, housekeeper, office clerk, accountant, HR personnel, salesperson, worker, actor, writer, or even a teacher or junior scientist, it seems that these roles will no longer require real humans, as these highly intelligent humanoid robots can fulfill them entirely. At that time, what kind of philosophical system will be needed to reconcile these changes is unknown, as the ancients said, “Life does not know death, death does not know life; coming does not know going, going does not know coming.” We can only proceed and observe.

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