What are the building blocks of a brain that can think critically, use tools, or form abstract ideas?
That understanding could help in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence—and help improve our artificial intelligence.
For example, the way we currently think about using insights from evolution to improve AI is very anthropocentric. “I would be really curious to see if we can build like artificial intelligence from a bird perspective,” Kempynck said. “How does a bird think? Can we mimic that?”
This might seem a “flight of fancy” so to speak. But as we search for models of cognitive capabilities that can help us develop and understand AI,…and also form a sort of mirror held up to human intelligence… actual existent models of intelligence in the annals of evolution and in current “wildlife” can be essential tools.
As this article explores.
Intelligence on Earth Evolved Independently at Least Twice | WIRED