I believe "Nvidia AI Lead" isn't accurate (and unnecessary here).
Author seems to have been working for only about 2 years since their PhD. While that shouldn't mean their opinion should be disregarded, it undermines the appeal to authority that is implied in the title.
Yeah 100% the initial announcement of Optimus was waaay to early, typical Elon bullshit to generate hype. But it is a real thing they are working on, and they have come a long way (considering they came from a guy in a spandex suit...)
> Most physical world thiigs have immediate feedback of incorrectness.
We might not want it to enter such circumstances where there is such feedback - e.g. car has run over a child. We generally aren’t interested in what the AI does in response to such feedback as such feedback should never ever occur.
Author seems to have been working for only about 2 years since their PhD. While that shouldn't mean their opinion should be disregarded, it undermines the appeal to authority that is implied in the title.