New data for the physical world could unlock better AI in energy and logistics
ycombinator · x · 2026-07-23
The thread argues AI is superhuman in code, language, and images because it has vast training data, but the physical world remains poorly modeled due to sparse sensors and intuition-heavy systems.
It suggests cheaper sensors plus better foundation models could unlock new datasets for energy, agriculture, logistics, construction, and climate—and that accurate world models are the path to control.
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