Why AI moves fast but robotics lags: the data unlocking factor
sarahookr · x · 2026-08-24
Addressing why AI advances at light speed while robotics feels slower, the author argues it comes down to "unlocking" stores of knowledge. Transformers unlocked humanity's vast text archives—the medium where we stored immense amounts of intelligence over time. Robotics lacks a similar, easily accessible medium containing a comparable history of aggregated intelligence, making it harder to tap into the same accelerants.
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