At this point, there’s hardly any reason to get off the couch.
OpenAI released a demonstration video for its new Astra model on Thursday. In the clip, people sit or pace before a large screen, barking orders at the model, which heeds their demands — including requests to list furniture on eBay and order takeout — almost instantly.
The futuristic video, which so far has more than 75 million views on X, sparked a spirited online debate: How much is too much automation? And how long until humanity starts to resemble the sedentary space people from “WALL-E?”
“Give humans nothing to do, nothing to build, nothing to struggle for long enough, and…
