This Revolution Will Not Be Scripted
Mihai Jalobeanu - 11/13/2025
While everyone is mesmerized by the humanoid circus, a quieter revolution is underway. Generalist Embodied AI running on inexpensive hardware is unlocking new application domains. This changes everything.
The “Oh S**t” Curve of AI
Mihai Jalobeanu - 10/29/2025
The last decade of AI arrived in shockwaves. What are the next ones, and when might they arrive? Breakthroughs like AlphaGo, ChatGPT, Sora2 were massive and unexpected leaps in capability that felt like pure magic. I argue that these moments follow a predictable rhythm: the “Oh S**t” Curve. Understanding this pattern can help foresee the next disruption.
What Rodney Brooks Got Wrong About Robotic Dexterity
Mihai Jalobeanu - 10/06/2025
Before VLAs Had a Name: My 2020 Forecast on General-Purpose Robotics
Mihai Jalobeanu - 09/23/2025
I ran across this talk I presented at MSR’s 2020 Disruptive Technology Review, a highly curated annual event for the senior leadership of Microsoft. The event is meant to highlight non-obvious technological advances and opportunities for the next decade. Below is the complete script of one of the final iterations on my talk. Five years later, my predictions and timeline seem to hold well!
5 predictions for Embodied AI in 2025
Mihai Jalobeanu - 01/06/2025
5 predictions for Embodied AI in 2025:
1. Teleoperation goes mainstream
2. YouTube for robots
3. GPT1 for robotic dexterity
4. The (temporary) rise of neuro-symbolic models
5. A self-taught robot