Intelligence (is not equal to) Autonomy (is not equal to) Capability

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a tendency to confuse the terms Intelligence, Autonomy, and Capability. In this paper we present the viewpoint that intelligence and capability are independent. These two factors describe an orthogonal design space that places upper bounds on the autonomy of the intelligent system. This design space for intelligent systems is illustrated by describing existing intelligent systems (some artificial, some natural) which demonstrate discrete points in the design space. Further, exemplars from biological systems indicate that there are natural constraints within the design space for intelligent systems, which suggest the need to balance the intelligence and capabilities of the designed systems. This design space is used to construct guidelines for the development of intelligent, capable, and autonomous systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA515700

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People

  • J. P. Gunderson
  • L. F. Gunderson

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy
  • Brain
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Control Systems
  • Design Criteria
  • Environment
  • Group Dynamics
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Nervous System
  • Psychology
  • Robots
  • Systems Biology

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers