Randyn Bartholomew

We live in interesting times

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@p_lafox The downside is you can't stop bad outcomes if you don't acknowledge them.

Example: We needed fewer optimists designing the Titanic.

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@toomanyspectra I'd already assumed N=1

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@mrrajabro @Sauers_ Smart person

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@So8res I try explaining this to people. I usually fail.

[Dr Singularity @Dr_Singularity]

humanoids progress
2025 vs 2026

[Li Zexin 李泽欣 @XH_Lee23]

What was in the movies is now happening in the real world. The robot squadron.

Actually, they are rehearsing the opening ceremony of the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games to be held this weekend.

Welcome to the future!

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

Getting faster

[el.cine @EHuanglu]

the speed of AI robot in china rn

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@PAHoyeck What if you find yourself agreeing with both Havari AND Hinton?

(Rule of thumb: If you're going to attack an idea, go after the person with the BEST credentials who holds that idea.)

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@NaomiBashkansky I understand this is probably intellecually fascinating. You should nevertheless not do it.

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@lilareadsbooks I only read The Vegetarian. How's this one compare?

[Vessel Of Spirit @VesselOfSpirit]

are things blue, or are things red? the blue things hypothesis has trouble accounting for blood, clown noses, and the chinese flag. but the red things hypothesis can't explain jeans, sapphires, or even the sky. overall i think it's very much an open question

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@BobMurphyEcon @DrGeneCallahan It maps exponents onto the unit circle in the complex number plane. It's useful but has no more to do with God than any other formula

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@TheGreatB00ks No love for Fitzgerald?

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@peterwildeford Would love to see more... a list of relevant quotes from each of the above?

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

This is from the head of Alignment at Anthropic:

[Evan Hubinger @EvanHub]

@So8res Certainly, I think it would be better if nobody was building AGI. I don't expect that to happen, though.

[Lukas Ziegler @lukas_m_ziegler]

Robotic traffic cones! 🚧

In China, emergency response teams are testing robotic traffic cones that can secure accident sites in under 10 seconds.

Instead of sending responders onto active roadways to place cones by hand, these robots deploy directly from the emergency vehicle. Once released, they drive themselves into position, forming an instant safety perimeter around the scene.

They can be activated remotely or operate autonomously, reducing the time it takes to secure the site.

Great to see more, and more unconventional applications for robots!

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

Do people realize how quickly neural networks are speeding up the progress in robotics these last few years?

Balance is pretty good (spatial awareness less so)

https://t.co/LHQrTVR0d4

[Google DeepMind @GoogleDeepMind]

We’re bringing Gemini 2.0’s intelligence to robots. 🤖

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

@allgarbled It was pretty much true until about 400 years ago. Then things started getting wild

[Randyn Bartholomew @rcbarthol]

You may have a feeling that powerful techniques in AI are starting to come together, but no one can know for sure when they will really click into place