High-level reasoning can be easy for AI, while seeing and moving are hard.
Moravec's Paradox is AI getting an A in calculus. Then it loses a fight with a doorknob.
It explains why robots are hard. It also explains why seeing and moving in the real world are hard.
Robotics
Moravec's Paradox explains why robots are hard to make reliable in real places.
Embodied AI
Moravec's Paradox shows intelligence needs a body, senses, and action.
Computer Vision
Moravec's Paradox points out real-world seeing is harder than it looks.
AGI
Moravec's Paradox challenges the idea that reasoning alone gets us close to AGI.