Cybernetic Hive Minds: A Review

• Published in: AI (Basel) Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 465 - 492
• Main Authors: Chowdhury, Anirban, Ramadas, Rithvik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 16.05.2022
• Subjects: Brain research; Consciousness; Cybernetics; Digital media; Electrodes; Electromyography; ethics and AI; False information; hive mind; human-centric AI; Insects; Interfaces; Nervous system; novel interfaces; Robotics; Social networks; Swarm intelligence

Insect swarms and migratory birds are known to exhibit something known as a hive mind, collective consciousness, and herd mentality, among others. This has inspired a whole new stream of robotics known as swarm intelligence, where small-sized robots perform tasks in coordination. The social media an...