AI Ramblings: Episode 29

Keywords

household robotics, automation, AI, home cleaning, technology

Summary

The conversation explores the evolving landscape of household robotics, focusing on the practical challenges these technologies face in performing everyday tasks. The discussion highlights the limitations of current robotic capabilities, particularly in tasks like making a bed, and contrasts the cost of robotic solutions with traditional human services.

Takeaways

The big application people seem to talk about is household chores.

Making a king-size bed is a significant challenge for robots.

Robots are not yet capable of performing complex household tasks.

The cost of robotic solutions can be comparable to human services.

Household robotics is still in its infancy regarding practical applications.

Cleaning and organizing are not the only challenges for robots.

The perception of robots is often overly optimistic.

Real-world applications of robotics face significant hurdles.

The future of home automation is still uncertain.

Technological advancements are needed for robots to handle complex tasks.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and New Scheduling

00:18 The Role of AI in Gaming

00:43 Cultural Perceptions of AI

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

1. Microsoft’s Post-OpenAI, AI Strategy:

   1. Dwarkesh Patel with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Podcast: http://xn--satya%20nadella%20%20how%20microsoft%20is%20preparing%20for%20agi-wt94b/

   2. AI-RTZ:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: Closer look at Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s AI Strategy. RTZ #905

Last week I went into detail on Microsoft’s ‘Post-OpenAI’ path for AI (#898). Important now that OpenAI is redrawing its relationship with Microsoft. And carving out its own ambitious in this AI Tech Wave . All led by its massively aspirational founder/CEO Sam Altman…

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2 days ago · 5 likes · Michael Parekh

1. Appreciating AI Capex Depreciation Issues:

   1. Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-11/ai-bubble-is-ignoring-big-short-michael-burry-chip-depreciation-fears?sref=E6afWE5p

   2. WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/when-ai-hype-meets-ai-reality-a-reckoning-in-6-charts-bf8043b4?st=Yj1pj3&reflink=article_copyURL_share

   3. AI-RTZ:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: Appreciating AI Infrastrucure Depreciation Curves, RTZ #904

This year of course has been a flashing green lights period this AI Tech Wave. With unprecedented, big tech, ‘circular’ AI Infrastructure spend across AI GPUs (mostly from Nvidia), AI Data Centers, Power and Talent. With accelerating sums totaling up to over a trillion just for leading LLM AI company…

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3 days ago · 5 likes · Michael Parekh

1. Perplexity the new ‘AI Bad Boy’

   1. Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-10/perplexity-is-ai-s-new-pit-bull?sref=E6afWE5p

   2. AI-RTZ:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: Perplexity’s sharp elbows. RTZ #902

I’ve discussed often how Perplexity continues to punch above its weight amongst the leading LLM AI players this AI Tech Wave . Whether it’s in fielding state of the art AI Browsers, or offering multi-LLM driven AI Search, or doing big marketing deals…

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5 days ago · 5 likes · Michael Parekh

MAIN TOPICS: AI Robots have YEARS of growing up to do

1. WSJ Joanna Stern on Neo Humanoid Robot

   1. https://www.wsj.com/video/series/joanna-stern-personal-technology/inside-the-plans-for-1xs-neo-robot-interview-with-the-ceo/D8EBA1BA-A98F-422A-8DBD-EFC904E4196E

   2. The Vergecast on Neo the robot:

1. AI-RTZ:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: What AI Robot Hands have to teach us about AI Robotics. RTZ #797

It looks all so easy in The Terminator and later movies. An Arnold Schwarzenegger as a robot ‘with a heart’’, and amazing capabilities at his fingers…

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4 months ago · 3 likes · Michael Parekh

WATCH/READ OF THE WEEK:

1. Neal: How Iron Man’s Jarvis Became the Symbol of Corporate America’s AI Ambitions

   1. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-iron-mans-jarvis-became-the-symbol-of-corporate-americas-ai-ambitions-d4b73823?mod=tech_lead_pos3

1. Michael: China races ahead on Self-Driving Cars:

   1. WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/china-robotaxi-self-driving-waymo-254ce0a1?st=3xwtak&reflink=article_imessage_share

   2. AI-RTZ:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: Update on AI driven cars in China vs the US. RTZ #901

I’ve been on record in these pages that self driving cars becoming mainstream in this AI Tech Wave may take longer than expected. That ‘Physical AI’ driven successes in level 5 self driving cars from the current average of level 2, may take longer than currently imagined…

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6 days ago · 3 likes · 1 comment · Michael Parekh

OBSESSION OF THE WEEK:

1. Neal: Group Chats in ChatGPT

   1. https://openai.com/index/group-chats-in-chatgpt/

   2. Sam Altman on Slack and AI at work:

1. Michael: Steam’s Big Gaming Hardware Releases

   1. Tom’s Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/valve-brings-back-steam-machine-and-steam-controller-hands-on-with-valves-new-amd-based-living-room-gaming-hardware

   2. The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/820889/vergecast-steam-machines-neo-robot-fire-tv-piracy

Burning Questions:

1. Michael to Neal: Your experience with Office Productivity apps

2. Neal to Michael: Would you let a chat bot into your text streams with others?