Language models can describe a fall. But they have never fallen. I wrote about world models and where research is heading.
After a conversation with an especially enthusiastic chatbot, many of us have probably thought: “Nice try, but I’m not falling for that.” A recent study suggests that awareness alone isn’t enough.
Published on Medium
Generative AI has redefined human-machine interaction. A reflection on how something so artificial remains so human.
We invented language because we needed it to survive.
Can there be meaning where there are no needs?
Book Chapters
2025
Eugeni R., Incao S.
“Intelligenza artificiale” in Le parole della tecnica. Concetti, ideologie, prospettive, a cura di M. Guerri, Einaudi, Torino 2025. ISBN 978-88-06-26622-6
Publisher: Einaudi, Torino
2022
Mazzola C., Incao S., Rea F., Sciutti A., Marassi M.
Human Experience And Robotic Experience: A Reciprocal Exchange Of Perspectives
in Humane Robotics. A Multidisciplinary Approach Towards the Development of Humane-Centered Technologies
Publisher: Vita e Pensiero
Publisher: Vita e Pensiero
Academic publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
2025
Incao S., Sciutti A., Gallagher S.
Robodiment, Self and Temporality: Phenomenological Insights for Cognitive Architectures in Robotics.
Minds and Machines, vol. 35.
DOI 10.1007/s11023-025-09750-z
DOI 10.1007/s11023-025-09750-z
CONFERENCE PAPER
2024
Incao S., Mazzola C., Belgiovine G., Sciutti A.
A Roadmap for Embodied and Social Grounding in LLMs
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications Volume 397: Social Robots with Ai: IOS Press, Amsterdam 2025.
CONFERENCE PAPER
2023
Mazzola C., Incao S., Marassi M., Rea F., Sciutti A.
A Hermeneutical Approach to Provide Robots with Socially Adaptive Perception
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, vol. 366, pp. 344-352
JOURNAL ARTICLE
2023
Redondo M. E. L., Niewiadomski R., Rea F., Incao S., Sandini G., Sciutti A.
Comfortability Analysis under a Human-robot Interaction Perspective
International Journal of Social Robotics
JOURNAL ARTICLE
2022
Incao S., Mazzola C., Sciutti A.
The impact of early aging on visual perception of space and time
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, vol. 16
ABSTRACT REPORT
2022
Incao S., Rea F., Sciutti A.
A Self for robots: core elements and ascription by humans
HRI 2021 Workshop Robo-Identity: Artificial identity and multi-embodiment
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.5645583
CONFERENCE PAPER
2021
Redondo M.E.L., Sciutti A., Incao S., Rea F., Niewiadomski R.
Can robots impact human comfortability during a live interview?
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, pp. 186-189
CONFERENCE PAPER
2021
Incao S., Mazzola C.
The paradox of virtual embodiment: the body schema in Virtual Reality aesthetic experience
SPEAKING BODIES CONFERENCE Embodied Cognition at the Crossroads of Philosophy, Linguistics, Psychology and Artificial Intelligence, vol. 66, (no. 2), pp. 131-139