Embodied, Situated, and Grounded Intelligence: Implications for AI

TL;DR

This paper summarizes a workshop on embodied, situated, and grounded intelligence, discussing its implications for developing robust, human-level AI through interdisciplinary insights and identifying future research directions.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of interdisciplinary perspectives on embodiment in intelligence and highlights key themes and future frontiers for AI research.

Findings

Interdisciplinary approaches are crucial for understanding embodiment in intelligence.

Embodiment has significant implications for building human-level AI.

Future research should focus on integrating insights from various disciplines.

Abstract

In April of 2022, the Santa Fe Institute hosted a workshop on embodied, situated, and grounded intelligence as part of the Institute's Foundations of Intelligence project. The workshop brought together computer scientists, psychologists, philosophers, social scientists, and others to discuss the science of embodiment and related issues in human intelligence, and its implications for building robust, human-level AI. In this report, we summarize each of the talks and the subsequent discussions. We also draw out a number of key themes and identify important frontiers for future research.