# Physical State > The present state of the physical world. For machines. The present state of the physical world, for machines. Visual perception and prediction of what is happening now. ## What this is The physical world's state, as a thing machines can have. Neighbouring work owns policies and models. Physical State owns state. Topics: physical AI, visual perception, machine perception, world models, JEPA, spatial intelligence. ## Pages - [Physical State](https://physicalstate.ai/): the thesis, and how to write. ## Correspondence hello@physicalstate.ai