The Journey/DAO/TAO of Embodied Intelligence: From Large Models to Foundation Intelligence and Parallel Intelligence

The tremendous impact of large models represented by ChatGPT 1–3 makes it necessary to consider the practical applications of such models 4. However, for an artificial intelligence (AI) to truly evolve, it needs to possess a physical "body" to transition from the virtual world to the real world and evolve through interaction with the real environments. In this context, "embodied intelligence" has sparked a new wave of research and technology, leading AI beyond the digital realm into a new paradigm that can actively act and perceive in a physical environment through tangible entities such as robots and automated devices 5.