[ExI] Robot Olympics reveal humanoids rapid progress , and flaws

[John Clark]

On Sun, Aug 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:


>> *>> On 29/08/2026 21:11, John K Clark quoted:** "If I ask you which is
>> harder — folding laundry or doing a backflip — most people will say folding
>> laundry is way easier".*
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> * > Is that really true? If so, I'd have to conclude that most people are
> stupid. A moment's thought will show that folding laundry has many more
> variables than doing a backflip, so it has to be harder. Maybe what this
> means is that the author /assumes/ that most people will think that folding
> laundry is easier than doing a backflip. That reveals more about the author
> than about 'most people'.*
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*Another question the answer of which may not be the obvious one is the
following: *

*At the most fundamental level, which requires more computational brain
power, being a tenured professor of mathematics at a major university, or
being a janitor at a major university? *

*John K Clark*
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