Michael Levin - Non-neural intelligence: biological architecture problem-solving in diverse spaces
Presenter
November 6, 2024
Abstract
Recorded 06 November 2024. Michael Levin of Tufts University presents "Non-neural intelligence: biological architectures for problem-solving in diverse spaces" at IPAM's Naturalistic Approaches to Artificial Intelligence Workshop.
Abstract: The familiar, readily-recognized intelligence of brainy animals has long served as inspiration for AI. However, biological intelligence is far older than neurons, and indeed than multicellularity. My lab studies problem-solving in cells, tissues, and even subcellular components, operating in different spaces and at different scales than conventional intelligent agents. In this talk, I will describe a framework for detecting, communicating with, and creating collective intelligences, and show examples of how the fundamental properties of life suggest novel approaches for ethically relating to diverse and fascinating engineered and hybrid intelligences.
Learn more online at: https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/workshops/workshop-iii-naturalistic-approaches-to-artificial-intelligence/?tab=overview