Breadth of Approaches to Goal Reasoning: A Research Survey

Abstract

Goal-directed behavior is a hallmark of intelligence. While the majority of artificial intelligence research assumes goals are static and externally provided, many real-world applications involve unanticipated changes in the environment that may require changes to the goals themselves. Goal reasoning, which emphasizes the explicit representation of goals, their automatic formulation and dynamic management, is considered an important aspect of high-level autonomy. Building from these three basic requirements, we describe and apply a framework for surveying research related to goal reasoning that focuses on triggers and methods for goal formulation and goal management. We also summarize current research and highlight potential areas of future work.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 2013
Accession Number
ADA603400

Entities

People

  • David W. Aha
  • Matthew Klenk
  • Matthew Molineaux
  • Swaroop Vattam

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Computer Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomy
  • Computer Science
  • Information Operations
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Machine Learning
  • Mental Processes
  • Military Research
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Reasoning

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy