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Dalma further remarked on how Tesla’s prior investments, even when seemingly expensive at the time, were strategic. Musk understood early on that providing higher-quality hardware, even at a higher initial cost, would lead to superior AI capabilities and monetization opportunities. He also emphasized that Tesla’s Hardware 3 computers are unmatched in their compute power-to-cost ratio, making them hard to beat.
The Complexity of Real-World AI vs. Simulation
Finally, Dalma addressed the misconception that advances in physics simulation alone can lead to full self-driving. While simulating vehicle physics is feasible, the real challenge lies in unpredictable interactions with other intelligent beings—humans, animals, children, and even inanimate objects behaving strangely.