On the epigenesis of meaning in robots and organisms: Could a humanoid robot develop a human(oid) Umwelt?
This paper discusses recent research on humanoid robots and thought experiments addressing the question to what degree such robots could be expected to develop human-like cognition, if rather than being preprogrammed they were made to learn from the interaction with their physical and social environ...
| Published in: | Sign Systems Studies Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 101 - 112 |
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University of Tartu
2002
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=90648004&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 90648004 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 14064243 DSW jtl: Sign Systems Studies issn: 14064243 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2002 vid: 30 iid: 1 pid: 25096 pub: University of Tartu artinfo: ui: 90648004 10.12697/sss.2002.30.1.06 ppf: 101 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 210KB tig: atl: On the epigenesis of meaning in robots and organisms: Could a humanoid robot develop a human(oid) Umwelt? aug: au: Ziemke, Tom affil: Department of Computer Science, University of Skövde Box 408, 54128 Skövde, Sweden su: Epigenesis Humanoid robots Cognition Social context Infant psychology sug: subj: Epigenesis Humanoid robots Cognition Social context Infant psychology ab: This paper discusses recent research on humanoid robots and thought experiments addressing the question to what degree such robots could be expected to develop human-like cognition, if rather than being preprogrammed they were made to learn from the interaction with their physical and social environment like human infants. A question of particular interest, from both a semiotic and a cognitive scientific perspective, is whether or not such robots could develop an experiential Umwelt, i.e. could the sign processes they are involved in become intrinsically meaningful to themselves? Arguments for and against the possibility of phenomenal artificial minds of different forms are discussed, and it is concluded that humanoid robotics still has to be considered "weak" rather than "strong AI", i.e. it deals with models of mind rather than actual minds. Käesolev artikkel käsitleb uuemaid uurimusi inimsarnaste robotite vallas ning mÕtte-eksperimente, mis tegelevad küsimusega, mil määral seesugustel roboteil vÕiks eeldatavasti areneda inimsarnane teadvus, kui ette programmeerituse asemel panna nad Õppima - suhtlemise kaudu oma füüsilise ja sotsiaalse keskkonnaga, nagu inimlapsed. Iseäranis huvipakkuv küsimus (nii semiootilisest kui ka kognitiivteaduslikust perspektiivist) on, kas seesugustel roboteil vÕiks areneda kogemuslik omailm, s.t kas märgiprotsessid, milles nad osalevad, vÕiksid saada neile enestele sisemiselt tähenduslikuks? Käsitletakse nii poolt- kui vastuargumente tehisvaimu erinevate vormide vÕimalikkuse suhtes ning järeldatakse, et inimsarnaste robotite valdkonda tuleks pigem pidada "nÕrgaks" kui "tugevaks tehisintellektiks". pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Sign Systems Studies is the property of University of Tartu and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Sign Systems Studies holder: University of Tartu dt: @attributes: year: 2002 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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