Epstein Secrets

esentation in order to do their cognitive work. Toward this end we have come to a similar conclusion to some other researchers (e.g. Joscha Bach and Stan Franklin), and con- cluded that given the strengths and weaknesses of current and near-future digital computers, a (loosely) neural-symbolic network is a goo

k for Natural Language Comprehension Now we move forward in the pipeline from syntax toward semantics. The NL comprehension framework provided with OpenCog at its inception in 2008 is RelEx, an English-language se- mantic relationship extractor, which consists of two main components: the dependency extra

rammar terms, this corresponds loosely to (S (NP The cat) (VP chased (NP a snake)) EFTA00624530 384 44 Natural Language Comprehension but the OpenCog linguistic pipeline makes scant use of this kind of phrase structure rendition (which is fine in this simple example; but in the case of complex sen

d drives, and would then develop complex cognitive capabilities as part of this development process. 4.5.7 LIDA The LIDA architecture developed by Stan Franklin and his colleagues [13F09] is based on the concept of the "cognitive cycle" - a notion that is important to nearly every BICA (Biologically Inspire

pause to briefly discuss some of the practicalities of work done with the OpenCog system currently implementing parts of the CogPrime architecture. OpenCog, the open-source software framework underlying the "OpenCogPrime" (currently partial) implementation of the CogPrime architecture, has been used for

cessful, this will provide an outstanding platform for ongoing AGI development, as well as a visually appealing and immediately meaningful demo for OpenCog. Specific, particularly simple tasks that are the focus of this project team's current work at time of writing include: • Watch another character

, 2003. BP71. J. D. Bransford and J. Franks. The abstraction of linguistic ideas. Cognitive Psychology, 2:331-350, 1971. BF09. Bernard Bears and Stan Franklin. Consciousness is computational: The lida model of global workspace theory. International Journal of Machine Consciousness., 2009. bGBK02. 1. Goer

zed Terms • Abduction: A general form of inference that goes from data describing something to a hypothesis that accounts for the data. Often in an OpenCog context, this refers to the PLN abduction rule, a specific First-Order PLN rule (If A implies C, and B implies C, then maybe A is B), which embodie

bility. EFTA00624100 Appendix A Glossary A.1 List of Specialized Acronyms This includes acronyms that are commonly used in discussing CogPrime, OpenCog and related ideas, plus sonic that occur here and there in the text for relatively ephemeral reasons. • AA: Attention Allocation • ADF: Automatica

nd drives, and would then develop complex cognitive capabilities as part of this development process. 4.5.7 LIDA The LIDA architecture developed by Stan Franklin and his colleagues [BF 09] is based on the concept of the “cognitive cycle” - a notion that is important to nearly every BICA (Biologically Inspired

the present work, it has also been used to control virtual agents in virtual worlds [GEA08]. Prototype work done during 2007-2008 involved using an OpenCog variant called the Open- PetBrain to control virtual dogs in a virtual world (see Figure 6.6 for a screenshot of an OpenPetBrain-controlled virtual d

level of capability will be achievable by simply interposing DeS- TIN (or some other system in its place) as a perception /action “black box” between OpenCog and a robot. Some preliminary experiments in this direction have already been carried out, con- necting the OpenPetBrain to a Nao robot using simpler

ry, 2003. BF71. J. D. Bransford and J. Franks. The abstraction of linguistic ideas. Cognitive Psychology, 2:331—-350, 1971. BFO9. Bernard Baars and Stan Franklin. Consciousness is computational: The lida model of global workspace theory. International Journal of Machine Consciousness., 2009. bGBKO2. 1. Goert

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013240 Appendix A Glossary A.1 List of Specialized Acronyms This includes acronyms that are commonly used in discussing CogPrime, OpenCog and related ideas, plus some that occur here and there in the text for relatively ephemeral reasons. AA: Attention Allocation ADF: Automatically De

alized Terms Abduction: A general form of inference that goes from data describing something to a hypothesis that accounts for the data. Often in an OpenCog context, this refers to the PLN abduction rule, a specific First-Order PLN rule (If A implies C, and B implies C, then maybe A is B), which embodies