Convergent Evolution of Intelligence

About Intelligence Evolution

Intelligence—the ability to process information, learn, and adapt—has evolved multiple times through different mechanisms. This visualization shows how various lineages developed sophisticated information processing capabilities.

• Vertebrate brains: Centralized neural processing
• Cephalopod intelligence: Distributed neural networks
• Arthropod cognition: Miniaturized efficiency
• Collective intelligence: Emergent from simple agents
• Artificial intelligence: Silicon-based computation