Robots May Only Need Median Human Skills to Automate Most Physical Labor

A discussion argues that few physical jobs require above-average bodily abilities, so robots with median-level human hardware could automate most manual labor. Commenters suggest frontier intelligence may matter less than expected for the robotics industry.

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