Epstein Secrets

of abstraction. The prominence of visual and other sensory metaphors in abstract cognition is well known lArn69, Gar00]; and according to Lakoff and Nunez 1LN001 even pure mathematics is grounded in physical perception and action in very concrete ways. We begin by discussing the perception and action

ogPrime's action selection aspect is fairly similar to MicroPsi (due to the common foundation in Dorner's Psi model), the dynamics are less similar. MicroPsi's dynamics are a little closer to being a formal neural net model, whereas ECAN's economic foundation tends to push it in different directions. The

s some simple simulated financial mechanisms, building on the economic metaphor of ELAN, that are different from, and more complex than, anything in MicroPsi. The main actors (apart from the usual ones like the AtomTable, economic attention alloca- tion, etc.) in the tale to be told here are as follows:

ees in some precivilized cultures. But in other cases this kind of analogy leads to robust sorts of reasoning - for instance, in reading Lakoff and Nunez's ILN00] intriguing explorations of the cognitive foundations of mathematics, it is pretty easy to see that most of the metaphors on which they hypo

ion and intelligence. It has been tested on some practical control applications, and also on simulating artificial agents in a simple virtual world. MicroPsi's comprehen- siveness and basis in neuroscience and psychology are impressive, but in the current version of MicroPsi, learning and reasoning are ca

nts in a simple virtual world. MicroPsi's comprehen- siveness and basis in neuroscience and psychology are impressive, but in the current version of MicroPsi, learning and reasoning are carried out by algorithms that seem unlikely to scale. OCP incorporates the Psi model for motivation and emotion, so tha

sees in some precivilized cultures. But in other cases this kind of analogy leads to robust sorts of reasoning - for instance, in reading Lakoff and Nunez’s [LN00] intriguing explorations of the cognitive foundations of mathematics, it is pretty easy to see that most of the metaphors on which they hypot

tion and intelligence. It has been tested on some practical control applications, and also on simulating artificial agents in a simple virtual world. MicroPsi’s comprehen- siveness and basis in neuroscience and psychology are impressive, but in the current version of MicroPsi, learning and reasoning are car

ents in a simple virtual world. MicroPsi’s comprehen- siveness and basis in neuroscience and psychology are impressive, but in the current version of MicroPsi, learning and reasoning are carried out by algorithms that seem unlikely to scale. OCP incorporates the Psi model for motivation and emotion, so that