RL factory + LLMs could drive robotics progress
JulesJacobs5 · x · 2026-08-29
JulesJacobs5 counters the previous view, suggesting that while not an expert, he expects that an "RL factory" combined with a large number of robots and general LLM improvements (to diagnose issues in a human-like way) is a viable path that could work.
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