[Solomonov Seminar] 290. solomonov seminar

[Mateja Skraba]

V torek, 15. oktobra 2019 bo ob 13ih v Oranzni predavalnici (drugo 
nadstropje glavne stavbe) 290. Solomonov seminar. Oranzna predavalnica 
je v drugem nadstropju glavne stavbe IJS na Jamovi 39. Posnetki 
preteklih seminarjev so na http://videolectures.net/solomon/

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Title: Intentional Action in a Computational Cognitive System

Lecturer: Will Bridewell, US Naval Research Laboratory Abstract: The 
current success of artificial intelligence and machine learning has 
encouraged speculation about artificial agency that makes little contact 
with the capabilities of existing technology. Specifically, it is 
unclear what an agent would amount to without mental states or their 
simulacra, yet progress in the development of computationally realized 
beliefs, desires, intentions, and so on has been minimal. This talk 
covers research on a computational theory of intentional action. At the 
heart of the theory is the claim that part of what it means to 
intentionally carry out a task is to be oriented toward the world in a 
task-relevant way. That is, agents preferentially attend to aspects of 
their environment that are relevant to their current tasks, which 
enables them to act in a goal-directed manner while remaining responsive 
to unpredictable events. A corollary of the claim is that failure to 
appropriately attend may result in unintentional outcomes. After 
motivating this research agenda, I will describe a computational 
implementation of the approach in the ARCADIA framework and demonstrate 
its application in the domains of visual question answering and 
autonomous vehicles. Recommended Readings: * Bello, P., & Bridewell, W. 
(2017). There Is No Agency Without Attention. AI Magazine, 38(4), 27-34. 
https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v38i4.2742 * Bridewell, W., & Bello, P. 
(2016). A Theory of Attention for Cognitive Systems. Advances in 
Cognitive Systems, 4. 
http://www.cogsys.org/papers/ACS2016/Papers/Bridewell_Bello-ACS-2016.pdf 
* Bridewell, W., Wasylyshyn, C., & Bello, P. (2018). Towards an 
Attention-Driven Model of Task Switching. Advances in Cognitive Systems, 
6. http://www.cogsys.org/papers/ACSvol6/papers/paper-6-7.pdf 
Biographical Sketch: Will Bridewell is a computer scientist at the U.S. 
Naval Research Laboratory. Formerly he was a research scientist at 
Stanford University and the Institute for the Study of Learning and 
Expertise. His current research investigates the relationship between 
attention and intentional action with a broader interest in 
computational theories of consciousness. He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees 
in computer science from University of Pittsburgh and B.S. degrees in 
psychology, mathematics, and computers science from Northern Kentucky 
University. He is the co-designer of the ARCADIA cognitive system and 
co-directs the ARCADIA research program.





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