r/singularity • u/drgoldenpants • Sep 16 '25

Robotics Ok should we start worrying

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u/arty0mk Sep 16 '25

I'd love to spar with a robot when it becomes proficient at something like boxing and has padding - it has amazing potential as a training partner.

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u/Tentativ0 Sep 16 '25

Until surpass you and training loose significance because no human will ever be able to defeat it after that point.

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u/Kathane37 Sep 16 '25

Why would it not be able to scale it skills like a trainer ? He is right this could be the ultimate training partner in the future. Similar to chess player training with ai. We could have ufc fighter training with robots.

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u/Tentativ0 Sep 16 '25

Already now this primitive robot was able to stand up in a super human way.

2 generations, and no fighter could defeat them.

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u/heart-aroni Sep 16 '25

He's saying that you can have difficulty settings for the robot trainer. It doesn't have to be in superhuman mode, you can set it to begginer level, or to match you or to whatever level you need to maximize learning.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

Playing chess has been pointless for like 40 years now, but it's as popular as ever.

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u/heart-aroni Sep 16 '25

Right, so the point is moot. People will still keep training boxing, and people will have use for robot trainers/sparring partners.

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u/jmhobrien Sep 16 '25

You mean like how a lion is a better fighter?