Warum der Aufstieg humanoider Roboter dazu führen könnte, dass wir uns weniger wohl im Umgang miteinander fühlen – Das Leben mit Robotern könnte zu vielen gesellschaftlichen Verbesserungen führen, birgt aber auch Risiken für die Art und Weise, wie wir mit anderen Menschen sozialisieren und zusammenleben.

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There are moments when a personal robot might be genuinely welcoming. Anyone who has been ill, or cared for someone who is, can imagine the appeal of a helper that preserves dignity and independence. Robots, unlike humans, are not born to judge. But there is also a risk in outsourcing too much of our social world to machines.

If a robot is always there to tidy up the mess, practical or emotional, we may lose some of the tolerance and empathy that come from living among other people.

That is where the question of design becomes crucial. In the most dystopian version of life with generative AI-powered, chatty, dexterous robots, we retreat indoors, sealed into our homes and attended to by machines that are endlessly „understanding“ and quietly adoring. Convenience is maximised, but something else is lost.

If sociability really does matter — if it is worth a little extra inconvenience to practise being human with other humans rather than only with chatbots — then the challenge becomes a practical one. How do we engineer a future that nudges us towards one another, instead of gently pulling us apart?

I wouldn’t be too worried. The personal humanoid robot is still very very far away

1) when the ai bubble pops it might go with it.

2) nobody will be able to afford it. People can’t even pay their grocery bills.

I’m tired of this continuous alarmism.

Technology has already massively altered the way we socialize and co-exist. Consider what we’re doing right now. I didn’t hear the word „internet“ until I was a High School graduate. Married before I owned a computer. A parent before there were smart phones. I can hardly believe the way the world has changed, and I’m barely 50. Is the way we socialize and co-exist now so sacred it’s really worth preserving? Would humanoid robots pose a social threat we haven’t already brought upon ourselves?