Building One AI Foundation Model for Robots

The co-founder of Covariant left OpenAI with a vision to create a future with autonomous robots performing repetitive, injury-prone, and dangerous tasks to revolutionize the physical world. This vision required smart AI, specifically a foundation model that could learn from various robots to collectively become smarter. The goal is to develop a single AI model for robots, akin to GPT for language, that serves as the brain for any robot, enabling it to interact with the world effectively.