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#309 – John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Is There a Magic to the Body of Robotic Manipulation?

I do think that once you have an AGI robotic bodies, humanoid bodies are going to be enormously valuable. I just don't think they're helpful getting to AGI. There's a certain magic to the body of robot. That may be the thing that finally convinces people. But again, I don't really care that much about convincing people. The world that I'm looking towards is, you know, you go to the website and say, I want five Frank 1As to work on my team today. They all spin up and they start showing up in your Zoom meetings. To push back, but also to agree with you.

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