teortaxesTex pushes back on 'LLMs can't disassemble engines' cope in embodied AI debate
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-31
- A quoted post argues that real-world complexity — disassembling engines, wiring sensor ports, weeks of dyno diagnostics and rework — proves LLMs can't touch physical work and legit L4 self-driving is far off.
- teortaxesTex says he's perpetually puzzled by the logic: "here's a list of complex operations I know and you don't... Impressed yet?" — what's the actual argument?
- The exchange captures the ongoing debate over whether physical-world skill is a durable moat or simply an unsolved training problem.
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