Agency
Machines that initiate, decide, and act with purpose.
What makes a
machine feel alive?
We study machines that remember, adapt, initiate, interact, and persist.
↓Intelligence
is not aliveness. Yet.
Intelligence is about what a machine can do.
Aliveness is the sense that it has a life of its own.
Embodiment
Intelligence grounded in physical presence and interaction.
Continuity
Memory, identity, and adaptation that persist over time.
Sociality
Machines that understand, relate to, and live alongside people.