Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Title
Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Midwest Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Society Conference
Version
Final Published Version
Publication Date
2002
Abstract
In this paper we present a developmental approach to- ward creating intelligent systems. Although embracing an emergent paradigm, we also propose an architecture such that symbols have their proper place. To explore this methodology, we are developing our system on real robots. Robotic approaches usually invoke the so-called “symbol grounding problem” (Harnad 1990). However, our developmental approach bypasses the problem by generating the symbols. Thus, in a sense, the symbols are inherently grounded to the physical objects they des- ignate. We argue that a general theory of intelligence that takes a top-down perspective will be inherently in- complete.
Citation
Blank, D.S., Kumar, D. and Meeden, L. (2002). A Developmental Approach to Intelligence. In Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Midwest Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Society Conference, Edited by Sumali J. Conlon.