Still worried about those robots taking your job? Try reading this and see if it makes you any feel better. forbes.com/sites/geekgirl…

What Robots Can—and Can't—Do for the Old and Lonely newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…

What start by empowering seniors? Per last night's "60 Minutes" story: "We're a nation living longer and longer. Over the next 30 years, the number of Americans age 90 and above is expected to triple..." cbsnews.com/news/long-life…

This is a fair assessment regarding the hype that robots are stealing jobs. wired.com/story/peanut-t…

The hype you often hear about robots suggests they are about to take all our jobs, if not the entire planet. But events like the building collapse in Florida illustrate reality; i.e. robots can be helpful, but not as much as you might expect. spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robo…

Consumer robots have failed because their creators fail to deliver a sufficient value proposition, and often that's because common tasks consumers expect require manipulation and that's not a solved problem. iRobot succeeded by focusing on simpler tasks. spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robo…

Wally Funk demonstrates why society needs to change its traditional perspective about seniors. newsweek.com/wally-funk-old…

A great critique on the announcement of the Tesla bot spectrum.ieee.org/elon-musk-robot

Even robots that we will have in our homes that don't have faces or talk will need to be designed considering appropriate social behavior. spectrum.ieee.org/irobot-roomba-…

Why are we initially targeting the senior sector?

Here’s an excellent summary of the state of AI and natural language understanding and why claims require careful evaluation. quantamagazine.org/what-does-it-m…

My annual review of my Jan 1st 2018 technology predictions is now posted on my blog. rodneybrooks.com/predictions-sc…

What happens when execs buy into the hype rather than reality around AI nytimes.com/2022/01/21/bus…

Time out for a quick reflection on the past year hoaloharobotics.com/2021-the-year-…

Are current forms of AI “conscious”? Watch an excellent interview with Dr. Gary Marcus for an expert perspective on this: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDY2nh…

Worried about robots taking your job or about a robot uprising? Drawing analogies from how we relate to animals, Kate Darling’s book, The New Breed, offers a more healthy and realistic perspective on our potential relationships with robots. amazon.com/gp/aw/d/125083…

Another great summary on the real state of AI nytimes.com/2022/08/05/tec…

Stephen and Chey Cobb: Independent Researchers: What is ChatGPT and how can AI get things wrong: an annotated example using jackware scobbs.blogspot.com/2023/04/what-i…

Current examples of AI demonstrate some amazing results but it is important to understand that it isn’t without risks, (that are much more pragmatic than the imminent destruction of humanity). This post provides a balanced perspective on the issues. spectrum.ieee.org/self-driving-c…

What if there were technology options that extended your potential to age in place? nytimes.com/2023/11/19/hea…