Adapt to Impact: Inside the Human Intelligence of Pieter Abbeel – Alumni

The world is almost ready for AI and machine learning to take over vast swaths of industry. But will AI be ready for the job? KU Leuven alumnus Pieter Abbeel is using AI to make an impact on the world.

The world is almost ready for AI and machine learning to take over vast swaths of industry. But will AI be ready for the job? KU Leuven alumnus Pieter Abbeel is using AI to make an impact in ways that are surprisingly easy to imagine, and closer than you might think. I’m doing the family dishes at the kitchen sink when I glance down and see the little black robot slam into my foot. The robot bounces, turns at a right angle, and heads off again, sucking up dirt all the while. I used to be happy with my little robot Hoover, watching it fulfil its purpose with every pass along my floor, a very 21

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