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Will Linxi invent something cool soon?

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Jan 23, 2024
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Hey Everyone,

Linxi "Jim" Fan is a Senior Research Scientist at NVIDIA and Lead of AI Agents Initiative. He’s also one of the more recognizable AI influencers on X and LinkedIn. He recently spoke at TED Talks, and in case you haven’t seen it here it is:

Researcher Linxi “Jim” Fan presents the next grand challenge in the quest for AI: the "foundation agent," which would seamlessly operate across both the virtual and physical worlds. He explains how this technology could fundamentally change our lives — permeating everything from video games and metaverses to drones and humanoid robots — and explores how a single model could master skills across these different realities.

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His mission is to build generally capable agents across physical worlds (robotics) and virtual worlds (games, simulation). He says he shares insights about AI research & industry extensively on Twitter/X and LinkedIn.

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