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Westlake University establishes world model research center for physical intelligence
Westlake University has established the Westlake World Model Research Center at its Yungu campus as a university-level interdisciplinary platform for physical intelligence. Kaicheng Yu is director, and Yaochu Jin is chief scientist. The center will study how to combine perception, cognition, prediction and action, aiming to address difficulties in understanding physical laws, anticipating environmental changes and making decisions through interaction.
What to know
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Director Kaicheng Yu is also co-founder and chief scientist of AI company KMind.
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The center aims to develop general-purpose world models that predict the consequences of actions and continue learning from real-world feedback.
Why it matters
The initiative addresses research questions involved in extending AI from language cognition to physical interaction.
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