https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/04/google-outlines-new-methods-for-training-robots-with-video-and-large-language-models/

2024 is going to be a huge year for the cross-section of generative AI/large foundational models and robotics. There’s a lot of excitement swirling around the potential for various applications, ranging from learning to product design. Google’s DeepMind Robotics researchers are one of a number of teams exploring the space’s potential. In a blog post today, the team is highlighting ongoing research designed to give robotics a better understanding of precisely what it is we humans want out of them.

Traditionally, robots have focused on doing a singular task repeatedly for the course of their life. Single-purpose robots tend to be very good at that one thing, but even they run into difficulty when changes or errors are unintentionally introduced to the proceedings.