China’s military aims to harness the coming ‘ChatGPT for robotics’

Earlier this month, more than 12,000 runners raced through the streets of Beijing in a half marathon—accompanied by more than 20 humanoid robots. While the prize money for the first robot to cross the finish line was a paltry CNY5,000 ($691), the competition is emblematic of a larger race just beginning in technology and even warfare.  A world of human-like robots has long been a staple of science fiction, extending from their first mention in Karel Čapek's play, R.U.R.