Highly optimized/ structurally specialized, instead of bigger, models for faster more energy-efficient AI and autonomous robots/ vehicles

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-tiny-insect-brain-discovery-blueprint.html

"AI processes information linearly requiring significant computational power to weigh every variable, overcome mimicking honeybees' complex/ parallel processed decisions using fewer than 1 million neurons identifying potential targets while enabling ms-response brake, ignoring irrelevant data instantly/ focusing only on high-probability successes... drastic energy reduction, reduced data dependency, real-time autonomy... edge AI in small: untethered drones, autonomous vehicles, exploration robots"