Stanford researchers evolve embodied AI agents

A team of researchers at Stanford wondered: Does embodiment matter for the evolution of intelligence? And if so, how might computer scientists make use of embodiment to create smarter AIs? To answer these questions, they created a computer-simulated playground where arthropod-like agents dubbed “unimals” (short for “universal animals”) learn and are subjected to mutations and natural selection. Read the full story: Stanford University Channel on YouTube: Stanford University: Движение по пересечённой местности как фактор роста разумности