Ever since I made a point to dig into the technical specs behind robotics news flashes... I've lost count of the oversimplifications.

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Once I started chasing down the original conference papers linked in those articles, the hype train derailed pretty quickly. You realize most breakthroughs are incremental when you see the "future applications" section is pure speculation. It's a good way to keep your expectations firmly grounded in reality.

rodriguez.emery2h ago

Man, that's the real filter right there. We're wired for those dramatic narratives, but the actual research is just people slowly connecting dots. The hype exists because nobody would click on "modest methodological improvement with unclear implications.