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McClelland, Tom (2017) AI and affordances for mental action. In: AISB Computing and Philosophy Symposium, Bath, 19-21 April 2017. Published in: Proceedings of the AISB Annual Convention 2017 pp. 372-379.

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Abstract

To perceive an affordance is to perceive an object or situation as presenting an opportunity for action. The concept of affordances has been taken up across wide range of disciplines, including AI. I explore an interesting extension of the concept of affordances in robotics. Among the affordances that artificial systems have been engineered to detect are affordances to deliberate. In psychology, affordances are typically limited to bodily action, so the it is noteworthy that AI researchers have found it helpful to extend the concept to encompass mental actions. I propose that psychologists can learn from this extension, and argue that human subjects can perceive mental affordances, such as affordances to attend, affordances to imagine and affordances to count.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Artificial intelligence, Psychology
Journal or Publication Title: Proceedings of the AISB Annual Convention 2017
Publisher: Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour
Official Date: 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
2017Available
16 February 2017Accepted
6 January 2017Submitted
Page Range: pp. 372-379
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Date of first compliant deposit: 27 March 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access: 24 April 2017
Funder: Leverhulme Trust (LT). Research Fellowship
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: AISB Computing and Philosophy Symposium
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Bath
Date(s) of Event: 19-21 April 2017
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