Genetic AI: Translating Piaget into Lisp.

Abstract

This paper presents a constructivist model of human cognitive development during infancy. According to constructivism, the elements of mental representation-even such basic elements as the concept of physiucal object-are constructed afresh by each individual, rather than being innately supplied. The author proposes a (partially specified, not yet implemented) mechanism, the Schema Mechanism; this mechanism is intended to achieve a series of cognitive constructions characteristic of infants' sensorimotor-stage development, primarily as described by Piaget. In reference to Piaget's genetic epistemology this approach is called genetic AI-genetic not in the sense of genes, but in the sense of genesis: development from the point of origin. Keywords: Machine learning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174603

Entities

People

  • Gary L. Drescher

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Assimilation
  • Cells
  • Cognition
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Vision
  • Construction
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Machine Learning
  • Massachusetts
  • Ontologies
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Precursors
  • Probability
  • Reliability

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Biotechnology