Experts weigh in on AI

Su Hao, inaugural dean of the Institute of General Physical Intelligence at Fudan University

Hallucinations in large language models stem, to a large extent, from their lack of a physical "body". To overcome these hallucinations, we must move beyond the boundaries of the digital world, engage in firsthand experience, and submit ourselves to the judgment of the physical world by making predictions, taking action and learning from reality's feedback. This age-old process is called experimentation, and it is also the key to physical intelligence. Physical intelligence is not a substitute for humans, but a collaborator. It fills the gaps where human capabilities fall short, allowing people to focus on judgment and creativity. The mission of physical intelligence is to return humanity to humans. The breakthrough in physical intelligence lies not in model architecture, but in the aggregation of knowledge. The industry's focus will shift from spectacular demonstrations to reliable system operation. Generalizability is the destination, but reliability is the starting point.