GAME OVER, HUMANS? Elon Musk pretty much confirms robots will eventually kill us all

Did you happen to see this viral video last week of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot hoping over boxes and doing a flip like an Olympic gymnast? If not, check it out (and watch until the end for the blooper):

we dead pic.twitter.com/lUys7DptdZ

— alex medina (@mrmedina) November 16, 2017

Entrepreneur and inventor Elon Musk weighed in on Sunday, tweeting “this is nothing” and warning of a future robot that puts this model to shame:

This is nothing. In a few years, that bot will move so fast you’ll need a strobe light to see it. Sweet dreams… https://t.co/0MYNixQXMw

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2017

Gulp.

https://twitter.com/MrJoshPerry/status/934948089642803200

Musk then reiterated his call for AI/robotics oversight before it’s too late:

Got to regulate AI/robotics like we do food, drugs, aircraft & cars. Public risks require public oversight. Getting rid of the FAA wdn’t make flying safer. They’re there for good reason.https://t.co/6OXZC3UdMW

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2017

So, the only thing that can stop a robot apocalypse is Congress? We. Are. So. Screwed.

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