Autonomy and desire in machines and cognitive agent systems

Kevin Magill; Yasemin J. Erden

Autonomy and desire in machines and cognitive agent systems

Kevin Magill, Yasemin J. Erden

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The development of cognitive agent systems relies on theories of agency, within which the concept of desire is key. Indeed, in the quest to develop increasingly autonomous cognitive agent systems desire has had a significant role. Yet we argue that insufficient attention has been given to analysis and clarification of desire as a complex concept. Accordingly, in this paper we will discuss some key philosophical accounts of the nature of desire, including what distinguishes it from other mental and motivational states. We will then draw on these theories in order to investigate the role, definition and adequacy of concepts of desire within applied theoretical models of agency and agent systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AISB 2011
Subtitle of host publication	Computing & Philosophy
Editors	Dimitar Kazakov, George Tsoulas
Place of Publication	York, UK
Publisher	The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB)
Pages	65-72
ISBN (Print)	978-1-908187-03-1
Publication status	Published - Apr 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd AISB Symposium on Computing and Philosophy 2011 - York University, York, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Apr 2011 → 7 Apr 2011 Conference number: 3

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Conference	3rd AISB Symposium on Computing and Philosophy 2011
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	York
Period	4/04/11 → 7/04/11

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Autonomy and Desire in Machines and Cognitive Agent Systems
Magill, K. & Erden, Y. J., Sept 2012, In: Cognitive Computation. 4, 3, p. 354-364 11 p.
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Autonomy and desire in machines and cognitive agent systems. / Magill, Kevin; Erden, Yasemin J.
AISB 2011: Computing & Philosophy. ed. / Dimitar Kazakov; George Tsoulas. York, UK: The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB), 2011. p. 65-72.

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