Can AI want something? URochester awarded Templeton Foundation grant to find out
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026
ROCHESTER, New York, June 30 -- The University of Rochester posted the following news:
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Can AI want something? URochester awarded Templeton Foundation grant to find out
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The $4.2 million in funding launches a new institute to investigate one of science's biggest mysteries: the difference between life and machines.
What separates living things from machines?
Bacteria swim toward food. A bird builds a nest. . . .
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Can AI want something? URochester awarded Templeton Foundation grant to find out
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The $4.2 million in funding launches a new institute to investigate one of science's biggest mysteries: the difference between life and machines.
What separates living things from machines?
Bacteria swim toward food. A bird builds a nest. . . .