Ken Goldberg

So it's a great question because it just came up yesterday at USC because people were talking about there's not so much funding available from the government agencies, DARPA and others that used to fund a lot of this research because it was more esoteric. Now they're saying, well, the companies are doing it. and yet it's not necessarily being shared, so it's closed and complicated.

So it's a great question because it just came up yesterday at USC because people were talking about there's not so much funding available from the government agencies, DARPA and others that used to fund a lot of this research because it was more esoteric. Now they're saying, well, the companies are doing it. and yet it's not necessarily being shared, so it's closed and complicated.

So it's a great question because it just came up yesterday at USC because people were talking about there's not so much funding available from the government agencies, DARPA and others that used to fund a lot of this research because it was more esoteric. Now they're saying, well, the companies are doing it. and yet it's not necessarily being shared, so it's closed and complicated.

But fortunately, a lot of the companies are pretty open. Google and NVIDIA and many others are actually publishing their results. We work with them. They work with us. And so robotics is surprisingly open. The minute they get a result, they publish it, and we all see it. You see it on Twitter or Archive or this other thing. But so there's a lot of communication.

But fortunately, a lot of the companies are pretty open. Google and NVIDIA and many others are actually publishing their results. We work with them. They work with us. And so robotics is surprisingly open. The minute they get a result, they publish it, and we all see it. You see it on Twitter or Archive or this other thing. But so there's a lot of communication.

But fortunately, a lot of the companies are pretty open. Google and NVIDIA and many others are actually publishing their results. We work with them. They work with us. And so robotics is surprisingly open. The minute they get a result, they publish it, and we all see it. You see it on Twitter or Archive or this other thing. But so there's a lot of communication.

And by the way, all this tension between China and the U.S., it's really interesting it doesn't exist in academia. Yeah. We are freely exchanging information. Students are coming from China. Just came from a conference. Half the papers were from China. It's a free open exchange.

And by the way, all this tension between China and the U.S., it's really interesting it doesn't exist in academia. Yeah. We are freely exchanging information. Students are coming from China. Just came from a conference. Half the papers were from China. It's a free open exchange.

And by the way, all this tension between China and the U.S., it's really interesting it doesn't exist in academia. Yeah. We are freely exchanging information. Students are coming from China. Just came from a conference. Half the papers were from China. It's a free open exchange.

China's not going to, yeah.

China's not going to, yeah.

China's not going to, yeah.

A lot of it is open now. Facebook or Meta has actually been quite exemplary in that they share all the models. They're doing their AI as open source, right?

A lot of it is open now. Facebook or Meta has actually been quite exemplary in that they share all the models. They're doing their AI as open source, right?

A lot of it is open now. Facebook or Meta has actually been quite exemplary in that they share all the models. They're doing their AI as open source, right?

Really wonderful. And actually, we use it all the time, those tools, and it's very, very helpful. And then others like OpenAI, we use the tool, but we don't actually get access to the source code. So we don't know how it's doing it right behind the scenes. But they let us access it and use it, which is doing some incredible things.

Really wonderful. And actually, we use it all the time, those tools, and it's very, very helpful. And then others like OpenAI, we use the tool, but we don't actually get access to the source code. So we don't know how it's doing it right behind the scenes. But they let us access it and use it, which is doing some incredible things.

Really wonderful. And actually, we use it all the time, those tools, and it's very, very helpful. And then others like OpenAI, we use the tool, but we don't actually get access to the source code. So we don't know how it's doing it right behind the scenes. But they let us access it and use it, which is doing some incredible things.

But that idea of, I guess your question is about government versus private sector.

But that idea of, I guess your question is about government versus private sector.