Authors:
Helgi Páll Helgason
1
and
Kristinn R. Thórisson
2
Affiliations:
1
Reykjavik University, Iceland
;
2
Reykjavik University and Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines, Iceland
Keyword(s):
Artificial Intelligence, Attention, Resource Management.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Environmental Monitoring and Control
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Intelligent Components for Control
;
Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
;
Perception and Awareness
;
Real-Time Systems Control
;
Robot Design, Development and Control
;
Robotics and Automation
;
Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modeling and Control
;
Software Agents for Intelligent Control Systems
Abstract:
Much of present AI research is based on the assumption of computational systems with infinite resources, an assumption that is either explicitly stated or implicit in the work as researchers ignore the fact that most real-world tasks must be finished within certain time limits, and it is the role of intelligence to effectively deal with such limitations. Expecting AI systems to give equal treatment to every piece of data they encounter is not appropriate in most real-world cases; available resources are likely to be insufficient for keeping up with available data in even moderately complex environments. Even if sufficient resources are available, they might possibly be put to better use than blindly applying them to every possible piece of data. Finding inspiration for more intelligent resource management schemes is not hard, we need to look no further than ourselves. This paper explores what human attention has to offer in terms of ideas and concepts for implementing intelligent res
ource management and how the resulting principles can be extended to levels beyond human attention. We also discuss some ideas for the principles behind attention mechanisms for artificial (general) intelligences.
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