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"Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch.
While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite
of advanced behaviours.
The job needed verbal commands for social coordination (“pivot!”) and
anticipation of near-future events (moving other furniture out of the way). It
also required a clear, shared vision of the final goal (which room to take the
couch to).
It’s a small but satisfying example of human cooperation. But before we all get
too pleased with ourselves, consider that ants – creatures with tiny brains and
no capacity for speech – routinely pull off feats that rival, and sometimes
exceed, our own."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
