90% of US working hours are spent on tasks not covered well by AI benchmarks

Re:90% of US working hours are spent on tasks not covered we... by tarsinge on Saturday October 17, 2026 @01:49AM (#50128331)

I’m not following robotics closely but last time I checked we were still far from “human level ability”, it was PR lies notably from Tesla that play on the confusion with the progress in AI.

> People fail to notice, most jobs are less complicated than math and programming.

It is known since the 80s as the Moravec paradox that coginition is not the hard part in robotics.

Automation is coming for manual jobs that are repetitive in a controlled environment, like warehouse logistics. But automation for jobs that require fine hand dexterity, constant adaption to new environments and human interactions (trades, healthcare, etc.) is not on the horizon.

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Re:90% of US working hours are spent on tasks not covered we... by hparadiz on Saturday October 17, 2026 @04:24AM (#50129062)

The robotic tech demonstrations I see daily on Twitter are significantly better than what you are thinking. There are visible major improvements from year to year. Specifically robotic hands are hitting the point where it can easily sort eggs or pick fruit.

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