There are many things to be concerned about, this wasn't one I had considered.
From the New York Post, August 5:
Advanced Chinese-made robots with eerily lifelike capabilities are poised to enter the global market — and some US lawmakers are already demanding that they be banned in the US, The Post has learned.
While not yet widely publicized, various Chinese companies have begun producing humanoid robots that are capable of carrying boxes, moving at high speeds and even replicating human facial expressions.
One leading Chinese firm, Unitree Robotics, has developed a $90,000 robot capable of running at speeds of up to 11 mph. A cheaper $16,000 version can absorb punches and kicks and twirl a baton. Many other firms have similar products under development.
Jacob Helberg — a member of the influential US-China Economic and Security Review Commission who played a key role convincing Congress to pass a law this spring to force a sale or ban of TikTok — is one of the loudest voices warning Congress that it risks disaster if it allows the sale of robots made by firms beholden to Beijing.
Helberg said advancements in humanoid technology have occurred “mind-bogglingly fast.”
“I think we’re 12 months away from a ChatGPT moment where the world goes from being asleep to awake on this issue,” he added.
As they become more advanced, the Chinese Communist Party or state-sponsored bad actors could use the robots — currently marketed as harmless home assistance and super-efficient assembly line workers — to wreak havoc by spying, sabotaging critical infrastructure, or in the most nightmarish scenarios, even physically harming Americans, according to Helberg....
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And to think back in the simpler days of 2019 the big concern was nuclear weapons concealed in cargo containers.
