LeCun: Real World Complexity Keeps Moravec Paradox Relevant for Robotics
ylecun · x · 2026-08-25
Responding to the question of why AI is advancing faster than robotics, Yann LeCun noted that the real world is complicated and messy, far more so than discrete symbol sequences. Consequently, the Moravec paradox remains relevant, explaining why physical robots struggle to tap into the same accelerants as AI.
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