There was a failure to recognize the deep problems in AI for instance, those captured in Blocks World. The people building physical robots learned nothing.

Summary

This quote suggests that there was a lack of understanding or acknowledgement of the fundamental challenges in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). It specifically refers to the failure to recognize the problems highlighted in the Blocks World experiment. Additionally, it implies that this failure to learn from such challenges extended to those who were involved in building physical robots, indicating a lack of progress and improvement in the field.

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