The AI robots are watching... and learning

Physical reality is good, virtual reality is better, for robots learning from humans by example.

Humans are cultural animals, which means that we learn from each other and pass that knowledge on to others. Acquiring skills — from folding laundry to cooking to boxing — involves a teacher explaining while demonstrating. We learn by observing others.

Thanks to generative AI, robots are also gaining the ability to learn the way humans do — by watching …