Physical Reasoning
Physical reasoning, the ability of machines to understand and predict the behavior of physical systems, is a burgeoning field aiming to imbue AI with a deeper understanding of the physical world. Current research focuses on developing models that integrate physics-based knowledge with machine learning techniques, such as physics-informed neural networks and reinforcement learning algorithms enhanced with physical constraints, to improve prediction accuracy and generalization. These advancements are crucial for applications ranging from autonomous driving and robotics to weather forecasting and scientific discovery, enabling more robust and reliable systems in safety-critical domains. The ultimate goal is to create AI systems that can not only process information but also reason about and interact with the physical world in a human-like manner.
Papers
A little less conversation, a little more action, please: Investigating the physical common-sense of LLMs in a 3D embodied environment
Matteo G. Mecattaf, Ben Slater, Marko Tešić, Jonathan Prunty, Konstantinos Voudouris, Lucy G. Cheke
Kinetix: Investigating the Training of General Agents through Open-Ended Physics-Based Control Tasks
Michael Matthews, Michael Beukman, Chris Lu, Jakob Foerster
Physical Property Understanding from Language-Embedded Feature Fields
Albert J. Zhai, Yuan Shen, Emily Y. Chen, Gloria X. Wang, Xinlei Wang, Sheng Wang, Kaiyu Guan, Shenlong Wang
Generalizable Temperature Nowcasting with Physics-Constrained RNNs for Predictive Maintenance of Wind Turbine Components
Johannes Exenberger, Matteo Di Salvo, Thomas Hirsch, Franz Wotawa, Gerald Schweiger