Non-Neural Intelligence: Biological Architecture Problem-Solving in Diverse Spaces

Explore a fascinating lecture that delves into biological intelligence beyond neural systems, presented at IPAM's Naturalistic Approaches to Artificial Intelligence Workshop. Discover how intelligence predates neurons and multicellularity through groundbreaking research on problem-solving capabilities in cells, tissues, and subcellular components. Learn about a revolutionary framework for detecting, communicating with, and creating collective intelligences, while examining how fundamental properties of life can inform new approaches to engineered and hybrid intelligences. Gain insights into the ethical considerations of relating to diverse forms of intelligence and understand how biological problem-solving operates across different scales and spaces compared to conventional intelligent agents. The hour-long presentation challenges traditional perspectives on intelligence and opens new pathways for understanding biological architecture in problem-solving.