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@MISC{Sloman94explorationsin,
author = {Aaron Sloman},
title = {Explorations in Design Space},
year = {1994}
}
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Abstract
. The methodology of AI as the general study of natural and artificial intelligence is outlined, including exploration of designs for a variety of behaving systems, for both scientific and engineering purposes. The `design-stance' treats minds as sophisticated self-monitoring, self-modifying control systems. Different architectures can satisfy that description. Exploration of possible requirements and designs for complete agents is important not only for engineering purposes but also for bringing together hitherto fragmentary studies of mind in various disciplines, providing a basis for an adequate set of descriptive concepts, clarifying various evolutionary questions, and making it possible to understand what goes wrong in various human activities and which remedies might work. This requires studying niches as well as designs. 1 INTRODUCTION Few people appreciate the breadth of AI. Many construe it as merely a branch of engineering. Some construe it as restricted to `central' cogniti...
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design space engineering purpose sophisticated self-monitoring various evolutionary question self-modifying control system hitherto fragmentary study various discipline general study complete agent descriptive concept treat mind possible requirement artificial intelligence different architecture various human activity adequate set introduction people
