# Generalist Models Could Unlock Robotics All at Once by Alexander Wissner-Gross > "Decades of computer science and robotics may, with the benefit of hindsight, prove to have been a total waste. All we needed was a generalist model, and with a generalist model, robotics is cooked as well." > **— Alexander Wissner-Gross**, *MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording and precise locator:** [41:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk7hdOwJj4&t=2488s) — MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026. - **Exact reconciled source object:** “Decades of computer science and robotics may, with the benefit of hindsight, prove to have been a total waste. All we needed was a generalist model, and with a generalist model, robotics is cooked as well.” - **Editorial status:** The poster preserves the source-faithful object, including visible bracketed repairs and omissions where present. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/Jensen Pushes Back on Doomers Moonshots Live|Jensen Pushes Back on Doomers Moonshots Live]] preserves transcript order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions, and the surrounding argument. - **Weekly promotion dossier:** [[research/Weekly Reminder Hunt - 2026-10-02|Weekly Reminder Hunt — October 2, 2026]] records why this object was selected for permanent promotion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Alexander Wissner-Gross|Alexander Wissner-Gross]] - [[wiki/Humanoid Robotics|Humanoid Robotics]] - [[wiki/AI Labor Substitution|AI Labor Substitution]] - [[wiki/Data Center Investment|Data Center Investment]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Decades of computer science and robotics may, with the benefit of hindsight, prove to have been a total waste. All we needed was a generalist model, and with a generalist model, robotics is cooked as well." — Alexander Wissner-Gross, MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-wissner-gross-generalist-models-could-unlock-robotics-all-once ```