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When Black Boxes Grow Teeth: Mapping What AI Can *Actually* Do

A green block, a yellow block, and a very small number Green on yellow. That is the task. A tabletop robot sees a green block, a yellow block, and a few other objects. It has low-level manipulation skills. It receives a high-level instruction: put the green block on top of the yellow block. This sounds like exactly the kind of small benchmark task that modern AI agents should now handle with theatrical confidence. ...

December 19, 2025 · 16 min · Zelina