Generally, humanoid robots are not preferable to other, purpose-built robots that (for example) you'll see on factory floors. Boston Dynamics already have adaptable, quadrupedal robots that can be remotely deployed too.
The tasks Tesla suggested included babysitting, and now that we know that the robots are built for remote control first, I would feel pretty uncomfortable with letting my child alone in the same house with a robot like that. Vacuum cleaners are bad enough.
Touche; I don't have a reason to think any finished product would be remote control first, but I would be shocked if the resulting robot wasn't bristling with cameras and network antennas. If hackers can yell slurs and record people through a robot vacuum, how much more could they do through a robot butler?
The tasks Tesla suggested included babysitting, and now that we know that the robots are built for remote control first, I would feel pretty uncomfortable with letting my child alone in the same house with a robot like that. Vacuum cleaners are bad enough.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ecovacs-robot-vacuums-hacked...