Ex-Nvidia Investor Amulya Vishwanath Says Physical AI Is in Its LEGO Era

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Amulya Vishwanath, a former Nvidia employee who now works as a venture capitalist, discussed the state of physical AI. In an interview with TechCrunch's Equity podcast, she described the current period as a LEGO era for the field. She framed it as the moment many are anticipating, comparable to the breakthrough ChatGPT represented for conversational AI, but now applied to robotics. The article is brief and centers on this single assessment rather than detailing specific companies or funding figures.

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