What happens when a language model gets a body? A film about the coming convergence of foundation models and robotics, adapted from GPT-7 Will Have Arms.
By San Kala · September 6, 2026 · 7:29
The film plays on YouTube. The picture above is its thumbnail, drawn in code.
From the chat window into the physical world.
Based on GPT-7 Will Have Arms, written by San Kala in December 2025. The title is a forecast about the convergence of foundation models and robotics.
Read the complete essay for the argument, sources and original context.
The film was made with AI tools. Its poster, thumbnail, Shorts loop and title card come from one piece of code, written with Claude: the robot, defined once, cut as a three-block reduction linocut in ochre, vermilion and cobalt. Change the robot, and every format follows.
Poster · 2:3 · 2000 × 3000
Title card · 16:9 · 1920 × 1080 · animatedThe robot · the skeleton every format reads