[carpenecopinum]

> Cut the AI off humans' work, let it interact with the real world and see what it produces. It will be nothing.

That "experiment" could just as well be done on humans, though, cut them off of any work that any human has done before and you may get simple cave paintings, if you're lucky.

[bayindirh]

Do not underestimate the instincts of any living being. The implicit knowledge and the foundation carried with every one of us is immense.

Monkeys have evolved enough to start making their own tools [0].

[0]: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/monkeys-make-ston...

[jimktrains2]

Simple cave paintings are much more than nothing.

[sensanaty]

Well let's see the A"I" come up with the equivalent of a cave painting in full isolation, then.