Which symbol grounding problem should we try to solve?
Müller VC (2015)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2015
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Book Volume: 27
Pages Range: 73-78
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1080/0952813X.2014.940143
Abstract
Floridi and Taddeo propose a condition of 'zero semantic commitment' for solutions to the grounding problem, and a solution to it. I argue briefly that their condition cannot be fulfilled, not even by their own solution. After a look at Luc Steel's very different competing suggestion, I suggest that we need to re-think what the problem is and what role the goals in a system play in formulating the problem. On the basis of a proper (syntactic) understanding of computing, I come to the conclusion that the only sensible grounding problem is how we can explain and re-produce the behavioural ability and function of meaning in artificial computational agents.
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Müller, V.C. (2015). Which symbol grounding problem should we try to solve? Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, 27(1), 73-78. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0952813X.2014.940143
MLA:
Müller, Vincent C.. "Which symbol grounding problem should we try to solve?" Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence 27.1 (2015): 73-78.
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