Computerized Agents from a Linguistic Perspective

Bertil Ekdahl

Computerized Agents from a Linguistic Perspective

Bertil Ekdahl

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (monograph)

Abstract

There are many fashion words in AI, such as introspection, reflection, metalanguage, belief and intention. The usual way of looking at such concepts is proof theoretical even if it is not at all clear that these concepts can be described in a formal language. I shed light on some of these concepts from a semantical point of view, and show that it is impossible to describe them to a computer. This implies that there can be no agent other that of being instrumental. I also present a new theory of anticipatory systems that runs counter to the prevalent idea.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor
Awarding Institution
Supervisors/Advisors	[unknown], [unknown], Supervisor, External person
Award date	1997 Oct 10
Publisher	Bertil Ekdahl, Högskolan Karlskrona/Ronneby, S-372 25 Ronneby,
ISBN (Print)	91-628-2680-8
Publication status	Published - 1997

Bibliographical note

Defence details

Date: 1997-10-10
Time: 10:15
Place: Lund Institute of Technology, E-building, Lecture hall E:1406

External reviewer(s)

Name: Devlin, Keith
Title: Prof.
Affiliation: Saint Mary's College of California & CSLI, Stanford University

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Subject classification (UKÄ)

Computer Sciences

Free keywords

Systems engineering
Anticipatory systems.
Autonomous Agents
Artificial Intelligence
Describability
Induction
computer technology
Data- och systemvetenskap

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Computerized Agents from a Linguistic Perspective

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