It's been a while. I have not had much time to reflect, especially to compose it down. Fortunately, I found myself in a several-day interlude period between the conferences where I decided to attend. I guess it's your bad luck. due to the fact that I'm going to be out of balance forever.
But not today.
For over a period now, I've been traveling around China between Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai. Today, even if I'm in Shanghai again, I'll be in Beijing in 2 days. Then again in Shenzhen in a fewer weeks, then in Shanghai. I follow the course of events of different character, specified as conferences, seminars, fairs and all of them deepen my sense of separation from the West. This West, which we Poles wanted so badly to be a part of together, to which we aspired from the beginning of partitions, and what yet succeeded, formally at least, in 2004.
Just erstwhile I was in Beijing at the Global Civilizations dialog Ministerial Meeting, erstwhile news of Donald Trump gathering with the heads of 5 African states came from outside the Pacific. During this gathering at the White House, US president Donald Trump asked the president of Liberia: “Where did you learn to talk English so nicely?“..
It's a gruesomely incorrect question, wrong, on many levels. It sheds a strong light on the questioner, starting with the deficiency of what we call akinderart, through an absolute deficiency of basic cognition from the world's history, ending with a complete deficiency of knowing of what is different from tv reality show from being in a real role, to being as circumstantial and as dense as the president of the United States.
At the same time in Beijing, the Chinese offered the Global South countries a imagination of a planet in which different cultures meet the respect of designation and respect for differences. They offered a imagination of a planet far from colonial and postcolonial divisions on better and worse.
And if anyone were to ask why the Chinese did not direct their proposal to the countries of Europe and North America, Donald Trump gave an highly good answer.
Today, the algorithms encouraged me to perceive to the latest episode of "Didaskali" by Patryciusz Wyżgi, who invited Alexander the Wise, prof. of MIT, 1 of the creators of OpenAI.
And in this conversation, prof. Wise, to the question of erstwhile these (humanoid) robots will become commonplace, answers that this is inactive a long way away, due to the fact that “To build these robots, so that everyone could have them in their apartment, or, I don't know, 10 million people could have them in their apartments, that's a immense amount of stuff to produce, right? You gotta have a full supply chain that can do that. And it will take years, even if we know precisely how to build it, it will take years to make it all.”...
(https://youtu.be/zJSBW-0Ds8E?si=cAo-096a84v1LC8X from 24:30)
I've listened to that speech like it's a mess. due to the fact that since a man so profoundly immersed in AI, like prof. Smart, has no thought what's going on in China in AI and robotics, that doesn't prove the environment best. It, like Donald Trump, is most likely locked in a bubble of self-union...
I was just in Shanghai at the fair, where AI applications were widely presented, including those allowing to embody, physicalize artificial intelligence. In a fewer days I will be in Beijing in turn at the planet Robotic Conference, where the main subject will be machines that work with AI-based solutions.
It takes years to build a supply chain? possibly in the United States, but not in China. In China, this chain is. In any cases, like Hangzhou, Shenzhen, or Beijing, local manufacturers are able to supply between 60 and 80% of the materials and components needed to produce industrial robots, humanoids, care.
To know that, just come to China for 2 weeks in the summer. And between conferences (worldly) visit for example Hangzhou, where the AI companies with DeepSeek are located.
The West, which is inactive under the leadership of the United States, is functioning in an expanding disengagement from reality. inactive full of pride, a sense of superiority and associated arrogance, with a small knowing of the fundamental changes that take place here and now. Where I've been for weeks, where I'll be back as shortly as I can.
Why?
Well. I have the impression that it is here, on the alleged (still) A fresh phase of human improvement begins in the Far East. The West, and Europe in particular, is increasingly becoming a place for a pleasant retirement. Or the intent of hiking, during which you can see something interesting, like Louvre, or St Mark's Square, eat something delicious and widely known in the world, yet buy something luxurious, any purse, any watch.
I am not going to retire, I am curious about all this fresh stuff that is simply not there in Europe. The choice is so simple. Even though it's very difficult.
But possibly any another time.
Meanwhile, it is time to decision on to the next packing of increasing baggage and the direction of Beijing, for the planet Robotics Conference.
Leszek B. Glass
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