Studying Animal Behavior Could Change Machine Learning

At Stanford University, Biophysicist Manu Prakash studies the creature Trichoplax adhaerens to understand the mechanics of walking with no brain. The creature is well known for its agility and synchronization from its thousands of legs. Through tracking the trajectory of the tip of each individual cilium the creature is determined to be walking through the cilia. Prakash describes the creature as a pack of birds as they can synchronize their flight path to create a wave effect through the air. Through the discovery made through studying Trichoplax, Prakash wants to apply the mechanics of the creature to AI machines in order to simplify the process of creating AI.

Link to Website: https://www.quantamagazine.org/before-brains-mechanics-may-have-ruled-animal-behavior-20220316/