December 24 Issue

December issue

Jia, G., Chen, Z., Zhang, Y. et al. Modulating emotional states of rats through a rat-like robot with learned interaction patterns.

  • Guanglu Jia
  • Zhe Chen
  • Qing Shi
Article

Announcements

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”. In recognition of this award, Nature Portfolio presents a collection of research, review and opinion articles that celebrates the direct contributions by the awardees and the advances they have inspired.

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  • Clear descriptions of intelligence in both living organisms and machines are essential to avoid confusion, sharpen thinking and guide interdisciplinary research. A Comment in this issue encourages researchers to answer key questions to improve clarity on the terms they use.

    Editorial
  • Sharp distinctions often drawn between machine and biological intelligences have not tracked advances in the fields of developmental biology and hybrid robotics. We call for conceptual clarity driven by the science of diverse intelligences in unconventional spaces and at unfamiliar scales and embodiments that blur conventional categories.

    • Nicolas Rouleau
    • Michael Levin
    Comment
  • Large language model-based agentic systems can process input information, plan and decide, recall and reflect, interact and collaborate, leverage various tools and act. This opens up a wealth of opportunities within medicine and healthcare, ranging from clinical workflow automation to multi-agent-aided diagnosis.

    • Jianing Qiu
    • Kyle Lam
    • Eric J. Topol
    Comment