这段文字记录了克里斯·卡米洛(Chris Camillo)的一次谈话,他是一位以“社会套利”策略闻名的投资者,这次谈话讨论了他对人形机器人领域的强烈关注和投资。他认为,人形机器人代表着他一生中最重大的技术飞跃和投资机会,有可能改变全球近一半的GDP,这些GDP目前都归功于体力劳动。
卡米洛以早期识别趋势并将其与投资机会联系起来而闻名,他将人形机器人视为“下一个微软”,代表着现代科技与工业革命的融合。他强调了这个领域的高准入门槛,列举了专有的硬件、软件、制造、物流以及开发和学习所需的时间。与准入门槛仍在定义的略显模糊的人工智能领域不同,卡米洛认为人形机器人拥有巨大的、容易理解的护城河,使得早期进入者能够获得资本并有望取得巨大成功。他特别提到了特斯拉的Optimus、Figure AI和Apptronik这三家公司,并密切关注它们的发展。
对话随后深入探讨了他个人与人形机器人的接触经历。他声称在私人演示中亲眼目睹了远超目前公开展示的能力,甚至比特斯拉最近展示的还要令人印象深刻。他注意到该领域的快速发展,在极短的时间内,能力就超出了预期。他现在对这项技术的可行性有100%的把握,并看到了其广泛应用的清晰路线图。卡米洛表达了绝对的信念,即“杰森一家(Jetsons)”的未来即将来临,唯一的问题是时间表。
除了投资潜力之外,卡米洛强调了对人类的深远影响,尤其是在体力劳动和老年护理领域。他使用诸如美国每年24小时护理费用高达17.5万美元等统计数据来说明这项技术如何从根本上改善文明。他梦想着一个拥有无限体力劳动力的未来,老年护理变得普遍可及,整体生活质量得到显著提高。
卡米洛接着描述了他进入人形机器人投资领域的历程,最初在与Apptronik的杰夫·卡德纳斯(Jeff Cardenas)会面后,他认为这不切实际而直接否定了它。他只有在看到硬件和执行器技术的飞跃之后才开始看到其潜力,并在Apptronik进行了小额投资。后来,看到微软和OpenAI与Figure的合作后,他觉得自己必须参与其中。
卡米洛强调了识别和处理异常情况或看起来好得令人难以置信的事物至关重要,这是出自纳西姆·尼古拉斯·塔勒布(Nassim Nicholas Taleb)的“黑天鹅”理论中的一个概念。他解释说,公众不会相信这一点,直到它从多个角度如此明显地呈现出来。然后,他再次提到了之前Palantir的另一个社会套利机会。
卡米洛强烈反对以估值为中心的投资和像沃伦·巴菲特(Warren Buffett)那样的投资方式。他感到困惑的是,市场可以适应,但人们的大脑似乎无法适应。他表示自己的平均年化回报率超过70%。他强调了自己的社会套利方法,该方法完全基于事实。他谈到了他自己的个人投资框架。
卡米洛还谈到了监管环境,他认为,人形机器人,尤其是在B2B应用中,将面临比自动驾驶等技术更少的监管障碍。他强调了对人形机器人巨大的商业和工业需求,其驱动力不是取代现有工人,而是扩大产能和增加班次。
卡米洛最后敦促听众每周抽出时间学习关于具身人工智能和人形机器人的知识,并建议了具体的资源和保持信息灵通的方式。他重申,投资机会是巨大的,可能不仅限于人形机器人公司本身,还包括那些从无限人力资源中受益的企业。
This transcript captures a conversation with Chris Camillo, an investor known for his "social arbitrage" strategy, discussing his intense focus and investment in the humanoid robotics space. He argues that humanoid robots represent the most significant technological leap and investment opportunity of his lifetime, potentially transforming nearly half of the global GDP currently attributed to physical labor.
Camillo, known for identifying early-stage trends and connecting them to investment opportunities, sees humanoids as the "next Microsoft," representing a convergence of modern tech with the industrial revolution. He emphasizes the high barriers to entry in this space, citing proprietary hardware, software, manufacturing, logistics, and the time required for development and learning. Unlike the somewhat nebulous AI space, where barriers to entry are still being defined, Camillo believes humanoids possess massive, easily understood moats, making early entrants with access to capital poised for substantial success. He specifically names Tesla's Optimus, Figure AI, and Apptronik as companies he is closely watching.
The conversation then delves into his personal experiences with humanoid robots. He claims to have witnessed capabilities in private demonstrations that surpass anything currently shown publicly, even more impressive than what Tesla showcased recently. He notes the rapid advancement in the field, with capabilities exceeding expectations in incredibly short time frames. He now has 100% certainty regarding the viability of this technology and sees a clear roadmap to its widespread implementation. Camillo expresses absolute conviction that the "Jetsons future" is coming, with the only question being the timeline.
Beyond the investment potential, Camillo emphasizes the profound implications for humanity, particularly in the realm of physical labor and elder care. He uses statistics like around the clock care costing $175,000 a year in the US to illustrate how this technology can radically improve civilization. He dreams of a future with infinite physical labor availability, where elderly care becomes universally accessible and the overall quality of life is significantly elevated.
Camillo then describes his journey into investing in humanoids, initially dismissing it as impractical after meeting Jeff Cardenas from Apptronik. He only started seeing its potential after seeing the leaps in hardware and actuator technology and made small investments in Apptronik. Later, seeing the Microsoft and OpenAI deal with Figure, he had to be a part of it.
Camillo emphasizes the critical importance of recognizing and processing anomalies or things that seem too good to be true, a concept from Nassim Nicholas Taleb's "Black Swan" theory. He explains that the public won't believe in this until it is so obviously presented from several angles. He then makes another reference to another past social arb opportunity with Palantir.
Camillo argues vehemently against valuation centric investment and investing like Warren Buffett. He expresses bewilderment at how markets can adapt but people's brains don't seem to adapt. He states his own average annualized returns of over 70%. He stresses his own social arb methodology which is completely based on facts. He talks about his own personal investment framework.
Camillo also addresses the regulatory environment, arguing that humanoid robots, particularly in B2B applications, will face fewer regulatory hurdles than technologies like autonomous driving. He emphasizes the overwhelming commercial and industrial demand for humanoids, driven not by replacing existing workers but by expanding capacity and adding shifts. Camillo closes by urging listeners to dedicate time each week to educating themselves about embodied AI and humanoid robots, suggesting specific resources and ways to stay informed. He reiterates that the investment opportunity is enormous, potentially extending beyond the humanoid companies themselves to businesses that benefit from the availability of infinite human labor.