Artificial Intelligence / Unit 9 AI 0547 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Layers of Control
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The idea
An embodied agent runs layers of control at different speeds — fast lower layers react within fractions of a second, while slower upper layers deliberate over goals.
In practice
Reflexes below, waypoints in the middle, route-planning on top: responsiveness at the bottom, purpose at the top, one body affording both.
Where people slip
Neither virtue is asked of the other's machinery — the split is what makes both affordable.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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