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AI LLM February 25, 2026

Exploring Human-Machine Coexistence in Symmetrical Reality

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Zhenliang Zhang

Abstract

In the context of the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), the interaction between humans and AI entities has become increasingly salient, challenging the conventional human-centric paradigms of human-machine interaction. To address this challenge, it is imperative to reassess the relationship between AI entities and humans. Through considering both the virtual and physical worlds, we can construct a novel descriptive framework for a world where humans and machines coexist symbiotically. This paper will introduce a fresh research direction engendered for studying harmonious human-machine coexistence across physical and virtual worlds, which has been termed "symmetrical reality". We will elucidate its key characteristics, offering innovative research insight for renovating human-machine interaction paradigms.

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arXiv ID: 2602.21584
Provider: ARXIV
Primary Category: cs.HC
Published: 2026-02-25
Fetched: 2026-02-26 05:00

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