DOES AI NEED A "BODY" TO BECOME TRULY INTELLIGENT? META RESEARCHERS THINK SO

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Meta AI research's embodiment hypothesis suggests that true intelligence requires a physical form for sensory and environmental interaction. AI Habitat 3.0, Meta's updated simulation platform, aims to bridge the sim-to-real gap by training AIs with virtual bodies in simulated environments. It now has human avatars. Real-world testing is underway, with companies like Agility Robotics and Apptronik deploying robots alongside humans in various research and industrial settings.