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AI robots say they won't rebel but can run world better than humans

Nine social robots, flanked by their creators, offered mixed responses to reporters' questions about their future role in society and how strictly they should be regulated.

A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots at an ITU press conference.
A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots at an ITU press conference. (AN/)

GENEVA (AN) — At the world's first robot-human press conference, AI-enabled humanoid robots offered polite reassurances they still know who's boss – but said they could run the world better than flawed humans.

The press conference was a highlight of the United Nations' two-day "AI for Good Global Summit" in Geneva that drew 3,000 experts and wrapped up on Friday. The goal of the summit, co-convened by the Swiss government and International Telecommunication Union, was to find ways of accomplishing the U.N.'s 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.

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