Wow, just discovered this site. So many interesting articles! In regards to this question I sort of wonder if AI will be capable of flexibly verifying mechanical systems without real world interactions in robotic form, “experiencing” gravity, friction, impacts, viscosity etc. This would allow simple real world “tests” like dropping a ball, dragging a backpack, breaking a brick, pouring syrup—kinda the way kids learn about the real world! Without this “experience” I suspect it will take detailed human curated/tailored verification instructions for each scenario which will rely on predefined steps and approaches likely with predetermined human check points. AI could start with these curated experiences, and gain real world “experience” virtually, eventually able to verify similar experiences within its experience range… But I suspect it will be far less flexible than if it had the unstructured experience of interacting with the real world.
Wow, just discovered this site. So many interesting articles! In regards to this question I sort of wonder if AI will be capable of flexibly verifying mechanical systems without real world interactions in robotic form, “experiencing” gravity, friction, impacts, viscosity etc. This would allow simple real world “tests” like dropping a ball, dragging a backpack, breaking a brick, pouring syrup—kinda the way kids learn about the real world! Without this “experience” I suspect it will take detailed human curated/tailored verification instructions for each scenario which will rely on predefined steps and approaches likely with predetermined human check points. AI could start with these curated experiences, and gain real world “experience” virtually, eventually able to verify similar experiences within its experience range… But I suspect it will be far less flexible than if it had the unstructured experience of interacting with the real world.