Spatial Intelligence

A room is a cruelly simple test for artificial intelligence. Put a person inside it. Tell them they are facing an avocado. Ask them to turn right by 270 degrees, then left by 90 degrees. Give them a few observations along the way. After the final turn, ask what they can see. ...

Location decisions are rarely about location alone. A supermarket does not win customers simply because it is nearby. A hospital does not serve a population just because it sits inside a neat administrative boundary. An airport does not own a catchment area because someone drew a circle around it in a slide deck, though many slide decks have committed worse crimes. ...