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MIT Technology Review AIPublished: Apr 22, 2026, 07:00 JST

AI systems still can't match humans in the physical world—here's why that gap matters for your job

AI systems still can't match humans in the physical world—here's why that gap matters for your job

AI has mastered digital tasks like writing code and composing text, but struggles with physical manipulation and navigation—folding laundry or walking down a city street remain harder for machines than for humans, despite years of AI advances.

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