The next grand challenge for AI | Jim Fan - TED Tech

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Researcher Jim Fan presents the next grand challenge in the quest for AI: the "foundation agent," which would seamlessly operate across both the virtual and physical worlds. He explains how this technology could fundamentally change our lives — permeating everything from video games and metaverses to drones and humanoid robots — and explores how a single model could master skills across these different realities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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