1 Representational Content in Representational Content in terms of Dynamics for Meta- terms of Dynamics for Meta- Cognition Cognition Jan Treur Jan Treur Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Department of Artificial Intelligence Department of Artificial Intelligence Utrecht University Utrecht University Department of Philosophy Department of Philosophy
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Representational Content in Representational Content in terms of Dynamics for Meta-terms of Dynamics for Meta-
Department of Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Artificial Intelligence
Utrecht UniversityUtrecht University
Department of PhilosophyDepartment of Philosophy
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Meta-CognitionMeta-Cognition
one of the principles used to obtain cognitive one of the principles used to obtain cognitive architectures for self-consciousnessarchitectures for self-consciousness
e.g., Zalla in TSC’00: e.g., Zalla in TSC’00:
the phenomenal character of the phenomenal character of experience experience
is conscious due to the fact that it is is conscious due to the fact that it is introspectively accessibleintrospectively accessible
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Meta-Level ArchitectureMeta-Level Architecture
has been investigated in some depth has been investigated in some depth within Artifical Intelligencewithin Artifical Intelligence
problem: what is the problem: what is the representational representational contentcontent of meta-level representations ? of meta-level representations ?
dynamics and interactiondynamics and interaction between the between the levels are levels are essential essential problematic to define semantics only in problematic to define semantics only in terms of the state of the object levelterms of the state of the object level
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Dynamics PerspectiveDynamics Perspective
dynamics of a meta-level architecture: dynamics of a meta-level architecture: transitions over timetransitions over time of combined of combined (object level and meta-level) states(object level and meta-level) states
semantics of a meta-level semantics of a meta-level representation:representation:temporal property of tracestemporal property of traces of the of the object level processobject level process
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Interactivist Perspective Interactivist Perspective on Mental States (1)on Mental States (1)
Dynamics of mental states and their Dynamics of mental states and their interaction with the environment are interaction with the environment are central:central:
‘‘When interaction is completed, the system will When interaction is completed, the system will end in some one of its internal states - some of end in some one of its internal states - some of its possible final states. Some environments will its possible final states. Some environments will leave the system in that same final state, when leave the system in that same final state, when interactions with this system are complete, and interactions with this system are complete, and some environments will leave the system in some environments will leave the system in different possible final states.different possible final states.’ ’ (Bickhard, 1993)(Bickhard, 1993)
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Past Interaction Histories Past Interaction Histories and Present Internal Statesand Present Internal States
presentpresentinternal statesinternal states
past interactionpast interaction
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‘‘The overall system, with its possible final states, The overall system, with its possible final states, therefore, functions as a therefore, functions as a differentiatordifferentiator of of environments, with the final states implictly environments, with the final states implictly defining the differentiation categories.defining the differentiation categories. (..) (..)
Representational content is constituted as Representational content is constituted as indications of potential further interactions.indications of potential further interactions. (..) (..)
The claim is that such differentiated functional The claim is that such differentiated functional indications in the context of a goal-directed indications in the context of a goal-directed system constitute representation - emergent system constitute representation - emergent representation.representation.’’
(Bickhard, 1993)(Bickhard, 1993)
Interactivist Perspective Interactivist Perspective on Mental States (2)on Mental States (2)
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Present Internal States and Present Internal States and Future Interaction TracesFuture Interaction Traces
presentpresentinternal statesinternal states
past interactionpast interaction future interactionfuture interaction
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presentpresent
pastpast futurefuture
world interaction world interaction tracetrace
timetime
Object Level Representational Object Level Representational Content as a Dynamic Interaction Content as a Dynamic Interaction
In summary, representational content of In summary, representational content of mental states need to bemental states need to be
grounded in grounded in interaction historiesinteraction histories related to related to future interaction possibilitiesfuture interaction possibilities
Formalisations are needed that cover thisFormalisations are needed that cover this
Interactivist Perspective Interactivist Perspective on Mental States (3)on Mental States (3)
t0. input:t0. input: wasp presentwasp present output:output: ouch!ouch!
t3. input:t3. input: wasp present wasp present output:output: movemove
t2. input:t2. input: wasp presentwasp presentt1. input:t1. input: no wasp presentno wasp present
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Formalisation:Formalisation:Temporal Trace LanguageTemporal Trace Language
expressive language to specify dynamics:expressive language to specify dynamics: traces traces MM as first class citizens: as first class citizens:
explicit reference to, comparison of and explicit reference to, comparison of and quantification over interaction histories and quantification over interaction histories and interaction futuresinteraction futures
state properties state properties pp as first class citizens: explicit as first class citizens: explicit reference to and quantification over reference to and quantification over pp
explicit reference to, comparison of and explicit reference to, comparison of and quantification over time points quantification over time points tt and durations and durations dd
discrete, dense or real time frame possiblediscrete, dense or real time frame possible
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Pain Example: Past FormulaPain Example: Past Formula
MM a tracea tracett a time pointa time point
a past formula a past formula representing the set of representing the set of histories of the mental property painhistories of the mental property pain
PP((MM , t):, t):
t1 t1 ≤≤ t state( t state(MM , t1, input) |= injury , t1, input) |= injury t2 t2 ≤≤ t state( t state(MM , t2, input) |= heat, t2, input) |= heat
a future formula a future formula representing the set of representing the set of future traces of the mental property painfuture traces of the mental property pain
object level object level process traceprocess trace
worldworldinteraction interaction tracetrace
timetime
Three Levels of Representational Three Levels of Representational Content and DynamicsContent and Dynamics
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Possible Transitions Possible Transitions within a Combined Tracewithin a Combined Trace
meta-state meta-state meta-state meta-state (meta-processing) (meta-processing) meta-state meta-state object stateobject state (control effectuation)(control effectuation) object state object state meta-statemeta-state (introspection)(introspection)object state object state object stateobject state (object (object processing)processing)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------object state object state interaction state interaction state
(effectuation of action)(effectuation of action)interaction state interaction state object stateobject state
(conceptualisation of sensory state) (conceptualisation of sensory state)interaction state interaction state interaction stateinteraction state
(sensory or motor event)(sensory or motor event)
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An Architecture for Meta-An Architecture for Meta-CognitionCognition
semantic content of object-representations:semantic content of object-representations:past and future interaction processespast and future interaction processes
semantic content of meta-representations:semantic content of meta-representations:past and future mental processespast and future mental processes
introspective capabilities in self-monitoring; introspective capabilities in self-monitoring; e.g., monitoring of the sensory processes by e.g., monitoring of the sensory processes by which information is acquired, and, in which information is acquired, and, in particular, of the modality (cf. Zalla, TSC’00)particular, of the modality (cf. Zalla, TSC’00)
meta-representations have control impact on meta-representations have control impact on the agent’s own future mental processes, the agent’s own future mental processes, focusing of sensory activities, and action focusing of sensory activities, and action
selectionselection
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Related ApproachesRelated Approaches
Zalla in TSC’00 (nr. 278) on source Zalla in TSC’00 (nr. 278) on source modellingmodelling
difference: difference: no formalized architecture proposedno formalized architecture proposed
Cunningham in TSC’00 (nr. 272) on Cunningham in TSC’00 (nr. 272) on axiomatic theoryaxiomatic theory
difference: difference: no explicit reference to traces within no explicit reference to traces within
languagelanguage
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interactivist perspective on grounding of interactivist perspective on grounding of mental states; relation between:mental states; relation between:
mental statemental state and and - interaction with the environment in the - interaction with the environment in the pastpast - potential further interactions in the - potential further interactions in the futurefuture
Conclusion (1)Conclusion (1)
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application of interactivist perspective on application of interactivist perspective on grounding of meta-cognitive states as well; grounding of meta-cognitive states as well; relation between:relation between:
meta-cognitive statemeta-cognitive state and and - mental processes in the past- mental processes in the past - potential mental processes in the future - potential mental processes in the future
Conclusion (2)Conclusion (2)
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result: three-level architecture for meta-result: three-level architecture for meta-cognition that supports cognition that supports introspective introspective capabilitiescapabilities and and self-awarenessself-awareness