AI with ‘spontaneous’ behaviour like animals developed

Scientists are developing artificial intelligence that is able to recreate the spontaneous activities of animals.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan used a neural network – a computer program that mimics the brain – to try and make robots change their behaviour autonomously, as if it was based on instinctive changes.

“Basically, our work is about how to design spontaneous behavior switching by exploiting chaotic dynamics,” said co-author Kohei Nakajima, an applied mathematician at the university.

These chaotic dynamics refer to when a system quickly, but deterministically, switches between stereotypical patterns – such as quickly changing actions between walking and running.