>> >> -- I see that simple embodiment is not anywhere near enough >> to put human social contact into the reach of direct experience. >> Embodiment will help AGI understand "chair" and "table"; >> it will not help it understand vindictiveness, slander. >> > > True >
Well, maybe I spoke too soon For instance, slander is about lying, and understanding lying will be easier for an AI system if it is embodied in a world together with other agents, so it can see which of the other agents' statements accurately reflect the state of the shared world. While it's true that simple embodiment will not allow rich understanding of human emotions, I think it will still allow a lot of understanding of human social relationships and attitudes, via giving a shared-experience context for socially-oriented linguistic utterances Recall Calvin and Bickerton (Lingua Ex Machina) 's theory that linguistic case roles are derived from human social roles. To the extent this is true, a basic understanding of social roles in common situations (which can certainly be derived from a simple embodiment) may be very helpful in providing AI's with the inductive bias needed to effectively learn human language. -- Ben G ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=108809214-a0d121 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
