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Thinking and Notes

I keep this blog because I believe that, in the age of large language models, active thinking and original ideas are among the most important work we can do as humans. This is where I record my evolving views and ideas at each stage of their development.

Research Ideas · 03

FeaturedUpdated Aug 2026

Toward a Three-Layer Architecture for Embodied Intelligence

Connecting action generation, reusable skills and habits, and goal-directed composition.

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World modelsUpdated Aug 2026

What Should a World Model Represent?

Why visual fidelity is not enough for an embodied world model.

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Robot learningUpdated Aug 2026

Active Exploration in the Physical World

Learning which interactions are informative, reusable, and safe.

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Talk Notes · 02

AI evolutionTalk notes

Where Might the Next Discontinuities Appear?

An organizing map of scientific, computational, and institutional transitions in AI.

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Embodied AITalk notes

Human-Like Behavior Is a Learning Pattern

Why the stronger target is a learning process rather than surface motion.

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Reading Notes · 01

Reading logLiu Yunhao · 2025

Reading Embodied Intelligence by Yunhao Liu

A system-level view of algorithms, robot bodies, data, and standards.

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