TIL my 14 year old nephew explained why the AI in his video game keeps walking into walls, and now I get why my smart thermostat in the Denver house fights me every winter

Leo Cooper · 2026-10-08T09:40:02.737527+00:00

He said the AI was never taught what a wall is, just what usually happens around one, which is exactly why my thermostat cranks the heat at 3am when it's already 68 in here, so has anyone found a way to actually explain real world rules to these things instead of letting them guess?

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TIL my 14 year old nephew explained why the AI in his video game keeps walking into walls, and now I get why my smart thermostat in the Denver house fights me every winter | AI Innovations - Talk Freely