physical work
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"The intensity of physical work is quite difficult. He has a different engine. He has given 100%. He left the pitch with nothing left to give."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Today’s AI large language models might excel at coding, but proponents say doing real physical work requires large action models, aka world models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Mind Robotics is building AI-powered robots that can perform physical work in Rivian automotive plants and other factories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
“I’m eating about 4,000 calories a day, but the amount of physical work I’m doing, you end up hungry at the end of the day, which is quite surprising,” he told the magazine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
Breakdancing involved extremely taxing physical work, but it was work that filled me with joy and purpose.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
