A grounding framework

Gardenfors, P; McCarthy, J; Stanton, C; Karol, A; Williams, M

A grounding framework

Gardenfors, P McCarthy, J Stanton, C Karol, A Williams, M

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Publisher:: Springer
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Gardenfors Peter et al. 2009, 'A grounding framework', Springer, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 272-296.
Issue Date:: 2009

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dc.contributor.author	Gardenfors, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McCarthy, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Stanton, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Karol, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Williams, M	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2010-05-28T09:49:08Z
dc.date.available	2010-05-28T09:49:08Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en_US
dc.identifier	2008007763	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Gardenfors Peter et al. 2009, 'A grounding framework', Springer, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 272-296.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1387-2532	en_US
dc.identifier.other	C1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/9374
dc.description.abstract	In order for an agent to achieve its objectives, make sound decisions, communicate and collaborate with others effectively it must have high quality representations. Representations can encapsulate objects, situations, experiences, decisions and behavior just to name a few. Our interest is in designing high quality representations, therefore it makes sense to ask of any representation; what does it represent; why is it represented; how is it represented; and importantly how well is it represented. This paper identifies the need to develop a better understanding of the grounding process as key to answering these important questions. The lack of a comprehensive understanding of grounding is a major obstacle in the quest to develop genuinely intelligent systems that can make their own representations as they seek to achieve their objectives. We develop an innovative framework which provides a powerful tool for describing, dissecting and inspecting grounding capabilities with the necessary flexibility to conduct meaningful and insightful analysis and evaluation. The framework is based on a set of clearly articulated principles and has three main applications. First, it can be used at both theoretical and practical levels to analyze grounding capabilities of a single system and to evaluate its performance. Second, it can be used to conduct comparative analysis and evaluation of grounding capabilities across a set of systems. Third, it offers a practical guide to assist the design and construction of high performance systems with effective grounding capabilities.	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Autonomous Agents And Multi-Agent Systems	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Verified OK	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10458-009-9082-0	en_US
dc.subject	Knowledge representation; Cognitive robotics; Grounding; Perception; Artificial intelligence	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Control Systems, Robotics and Automation	en_US
dc.title	A grounding framework	en_US
dc.type	Journal article
utslib.citation.volume	19	en_US
utslib.citation.number	3	en_US
utslib.location	Dordrecht	en_US
utslib.citation.startpage	272	en_US
utslib.citation.endpage	296	en_US
utslib.identifier.org	FASS.Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	090602	en_US
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Abstract:

In order for an agent to achieve its objectives, make sound decisions, communicate and collaborate with others effectively it must have high quality representations. Representations can encapsulate objects, situations, experiences, decisions and behavior just to name a few. Our interest is in designing high quality representations, therefore it makes sense to ask of any representation; what does it represent; why is it represented; how is it represented; and importantly how well is it represented. This paper identifies the need to develop a better understanding of the grounding process as key to answering these important questions. The lack of a comprehensive understanding of grounding is a major obstacle in the quest to develop genuinely intelligent systems that can make their own representations as they seek to achieve their objectives. We develop an innovative framework which provides a powerful tool for describing, dissecting and inspecting grounding capabilities with the necessary flexibility to conduct meaningful and insightful analysis and evaluation. The framework is based on a set of clearly articulated principles and has three main applications. First, it can be used at both theoretical and practical levels to analyze grounding capabilities of a single system and to evaluate its performance. Second, it can be used to conduct comparative analysis and evaluation of grounding capabilities across a set of systems. Third, it offers a practical guide to assist the design and construction of high performance systems with effective grounding capabilities.

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