Dance Floor as an AGI Evaluation Surface

This is not about dance. This is a field note on evaluating non-verbal, pre-linguistic social understanding in AI systems. Why the dance floor can function as an evaluation surface for AI understanding 1|Dance is rhythmic negotiation, not instruction-following In a dance floor setting, interaction is not driven by explicit commands. Coordination emerges through shared rhythm, timing, and fluctuating tension. This interaction mode reflects a class of problems future AGI systems must handle: non-verbal, non-logical, rhythm-driven coordination under uncertainty. ...

December 20, 2025 · Tyson Chen