XPeng’s IRON humanoid robot didn’t just step out for a public stroll; it apparently signed up for an impromptu masterclass in the delicate art of ‘personal space,’ courtesy of an overly enthusiastic public. The age-old pub debate – ‘Is it a groundbreaking AI marvel or just some chap sweating it out in a particularly convincing suit?’ – reached such a fever pitch, XPeng felt compelled to perform an on-stage, rather dramatic, unscheduled vivisection just to prove its silicon-and-servos bona fides. [3, 4, 6, 7] Talk about a ‘cut-throat’ market strategy! And as for the Turing Test? Forget subtle conversations and philosophical musings. It seems the modern benchmark for artificial intelligence now involves enduring a rather thorough pat-down from a gaggle of curious onlookers. Absolutely brilliant.
