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cognitive architecture

Also known as: Cognitive architectures, cognitive architectures, human cognitive architecture

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Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 3 facts

referenceJerry Fodor published 'The Language of Thought' in 1975, which explores cognitive architecture and mental representation.

quoteTooby and Cosmides (1995) claimed that 'our cognitive architecture resembles a confederation of hundreds or thousands of functionally dedicated computers,' which they refer to as 'modules.'

quoteEvolutionary psychologists argue that the human cognitive architecture resembles a confederation of hundreds or thousands of functionally dedicated computers rather than a single general-purpose computer equipped with a small number of domain-general procedures.

Understanding LLM Understanding skywritingspress.ca Skywritings Press Jun 14, 2024 3 facts

claimCognitive architectures are designed to reproduce and explain the structure and mechanisms of human cognition that produce robust behavior, though they have historically struggled to scale to real-world challenges.

perspectiveChristian Lebière argues that Large Language Models and cognitive architectures share common assumptions about the nature of human-like intelligence, which makes a deep integration of the two frameworks possible.

referenceLebière authored the work titled 'Cognitive architectures and their applications,' which covers the development and application of cognitive architectures.

A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by ... elifesciences.org eLife 2 facts

claimThe proposed cognitive architecture is grounded in information theory and network science, allowing it to be applied to study cognition in humans and other organisms, as well as to inspire the development of artificial cognitive systems.

referenceThe study 'A cognitive architecture that combines internal simulation with a global workspace' was published in Consciousness and Cognition (volume 15, pages 433–449) in 2005.

Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Consciousness and the Intermediate ... frontiersin.org Frontiers in Robotics and AI Apr 17, 2018 2 facts

referenceMurray Shanahan proposed a cognitive architecture designed to address machine consciousness.

referenceM. P. Shanahan described a cognitive architecture that combines internal simulation with a global workspace in a 2006 article in Consciousness and Cognition.

Neuro-Symbolic AI: Explainability, Challenges, and Future Trends arxiv.org arXiv Nov 7, 2024 1 fact

referenceRichard Jiarui Tong et al. introduced NEOLAF, a cognitive architecture powered by large language models (LLMs) that integrates neural and symbolic components, as detailed in their 2023 arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.03990.

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claimRecent advances in large language models and cognitive architectures suggest that machine consciousness may arise not gradually but via a critical threshold.

The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective frontiersin.org Frontiers in Psychology Nov 25, 2024 1 fact

referenceThe paper 'Brain networks and cognitive architecture' by S. Petersen and O. Sporns was published in Neuron in 2015.

#17 — ”Global Workspace Theory… - Consciousness and the Brain podcasts.apple.com Apple Podcasts Nov 22, 2021 1 fact

claimBernard Baars is the originator of Global Workspace Theory and Global Workspace Dynamics, which are theories regarding human cognitive architecture, the cortex, and consciousness.