The Robot That Broke the Rules — And What It Means for the Future of AI | Wojciech Matusik | TEDxMIT

Think of the most groundbreaking invention of the past 100 years. The internet, electricity, the microchip. What do they all have in common.They didn't follow rules. They broke them. And that's how they changed the world.But here's the thing. AI doesn't break rules. It follows them meticulously, relentlessly, even the learning kind.It excels within the lines we draw. So if AI just follows rules, can it ever help us design something truly new. I saw a glimpse of an answer in my own lab.We were running an exp ...