Humanoid robots to take centre stage at UN meet on AI

A television journalist attaches a microphone to 'Ai-Da', an ultra-realistic robot, to record a conversation during a photocall in central London, on April 4, 2022. — AFP Relaxnews

Eight humanoid robots will be the star attractions when the United Nations hosts its first summit since the start of the pandemic on the benefits of artificial intelligence, it said on Feb 1.

The AI for Good Global Summit, first held in 2017, will return to Geneva on July 6 and 7 after a three-year Covid-imposed break, the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said.