Another related suggestion is to create social-psychology simulations in virtual worlds...
Standard social-psych sim games like stag hunt, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_hunt tragedy of the commons, http://www.enviroliteracy.org/pdf/materials/1132.pdf etc. could be implemented in a virtual world, and used to study peoples' interactions. These could then be used to help train AI's to interact socially in a manner similar to people... and also to run studies of crosscultural human psychology etc... -- Ben On 10/24/07, Xavier Laurent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hello Ben > > Many thanks for your reply and ideas > > Regards > > Xav > > Benjamin Goertzel wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Right now, doing any serious AI stuff in virtual worlds definitely > > requires > > some serious programming.... > > > > However, here is one suggestion: perhaps you could focus on the > > environment rather than the AI itself, and you could design a learning > > environment for AI systems in virtual worlds. For instance one could > > take Piagetan cognitive development theory and its more modern > > descendants, > > and create a series of virtual environments designed to > > > > -- help AI systems learn to pass through the Piagetan stages, in the > > context > > of appropriate interactions with human-controlled avatars > > -- test whether the AI systems have indeed passed through certain stages > > > > If done in Second Life for instance, this would involve building > > structures and > > some simple LSL scripting, but no really serious programming... > > > > -- Ben > > > > On 10/24/07, *Xavier Laurent* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > Hello > > > > My name is Xavier, doing a Part time PhD in the UK. I am currently > > register with the Creative Media department. I have just recently > > started and did not yet come up with a research question, still > > need to > > read more. But I have narrowed down my interests with embodiment in > > virtual worlds. I would like maybe to focus more on the complexity > > of 3D > > environments and how it can interact with a virtual agent to be > > able to > > build AI. > > > > I have started researching but most of the content with virtual > > embodiment I have read so far point towards Novamente upcoming > > work with > > second life, doesn't seem that too many academic people are > > researching > > this area. I have been in contact in people in second life who setup > > meetings on AI too. > > > > I would be interested to know if there are a group of PhD students > > researching this field or other discussion forums that would help > > me to > > formulate my research question. I am more in the philosophical > > approach > > rather than the programing side of AI due to the department i do my > > study in but I wont mind developing simulations and tests in > > virtual worlds. > > > > Thanks > > > > Xav > > > > -- > > Gall y neges e-bost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau a anfonwyd gyda hi, > > gynnwys deunydd cyfrinachol ac wedi eu bwriadu i'w defnyddio'n unig > > gan y sawl y cawsant eu cyfeirio ato (atynt). Os ydych wedi derbyn y > > neges e-bost hon trwy gamgymeriad, rhowch wybod i'r anfonwr ar > > unwaith a dilëwch y neges. Os na fwriadwyd anfon y neges atoch chi, > > rhaid i chi beidio â defnyddio, cadw neu ddatgelu unrhyw wybodaeth a > > gynhwysir ynddi. Mae unrhyw farn neu safbwynt yn eiddo i'r sawl a'i > > hanfonodd yn unig ac nid yw o anghenraid yn cynrychioli barn > > Prifysgol Bangor. Nid yw Prifysgol Bangor yn gwarantu > > bod y neges e-bost hon neu unrhyw atodiadau yn rhydd rhag firysau > neu > > 100% yn ddiogel. 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