Applied Intuition CEO Qasar Younis on stage with Lucinda. Photo: Courtesy of HumanX
Physical AI dominated conversations at this week's HumanX conference in San Francisco.
Why it matters: Investors are betting the next AI era is about understanding and reacting to the real world, building brains for blue-collar jobs.
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