AI is great at predicting text. How well can it guide robots? : Short Wave

Researchers at Stanford University are training robots to respond to simple tasks using AI.

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Researchers at Stanford University are training robots to respond to simple tasks using AI.

Moo Jin Kim/Stanford University

It seems like artificial intelligence is everywhere in our virtual lives. It’s in our search results and our phones. But what happens when AI moves out of the chat and into the real world? NPR science editor and correspondent Geoff Brumfiel took a trip to the Intelligence through Robotic Interaction at Scale Lab at Stanford University to see how scientists are using AI to power robots and the large hurtles that exist for them to perform even simple tasks.

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This episode was produced by Berly McCoy and edited by Rebecca Ramirez. Tyler Jones checked the facts. Jimmy Keely was the audio engineer.