There is a new problem emerging in the humanoid robot industry, it's not battery, it's not torque, it's not balance, it's trust, robotics has officially entered what some are calling a crisis of truth, because at the same time that real thefts are becoming increasingly impressive, a new generation of hyper-realistic videos is making it almost impossible to separate real advancement from digital fiction.

The most recent catalyst for this confusion is Cides 2.0, a video generation model from Byce that took physical realism to another level, synchronized video, audio and physics and a single pass, producing scenes that appear to have been filmed in the real world and that's when the internet went into a short circuit.

A viral video showed a squad of unitree humanoids and robotic buts participating in military exercises with automatic rifles, the aesthetics were perfect, the setting convincing, the handling of the weapons seemed disturbingly precise, only it was fake, at least for now, that scene is fake. [music]

Specialists quickly pointed out technical consistency: The G1 measures just 1.32 cm and weighs 47 kg, insufficient mass to absorb the recoil of a real infantry rifle, its cameras are depth sensors oriented towards navigation and not ballistic aiming, and if it were a real military system, it would probably use integrated weapons, not a human rifle held in an improvised way.

Now yes, the video was shared as proof of a Chinese army of robberies completely controlled by AI, and that is the most dangerous point, because the more real robberies evolve, the easier it becomes to believe in an exaggerated version generated by it.

Another case involved a video of Boston Dynamics' Atlas dancing almost perfectly, the fluidity was impressive, perhaps even too perfect. Specialists observed that the transitions were excessively smooth, almost weightless, but for those who see it quickly on social networks, the difference is already becoming almost invisible, this phenomenon created a curious paradox, real robots are already doing things that a few years ago seemed CGI, so, when video generated by increases that capacity by just 10%, it becomes practically indistinguishable from reality.

Industry backlash began, UBTECH was accused of using computer graphics in mass production videos and had to release unfiltered aerial footage to prove that its robots were real.

EngineAI, after the launch of the TH00 was labeled CGI, released behind-the-scenes footage and went so far as to have their own CEO get kicked by the robot on camera to shut down the debate, even XP having to cut the foam coating off a live robot to prove there wasn't a human behind the costume.

We are entering a phase in which videos may need a cryptographic signature to be considered evidence, but until that happens, I am always here to show you what is real and what is not in the world of technology.