Arousal and awareness in a humanoid robot
(2018) Towards Conscious AI Systems Symposium In CEUR Workshop Proceedings 2287.- Abstract
We describe how an arousal system that controls the levels of awareness can be implemented in a robot. The different levels of awareness correspond to different states of consciousness and we argue that an artificial arousal system modeled after its biological counterpart has a useful function in controlling the cognitive processing of a brain-like cognitive architecture. The level of awareness depends on arousal that in turn is controlled by novel or emotionally charged stimuli as well as by a circadian clock. Arousal is also modulated during cognitive tasks to control the randomness of decision processes and to select between exploration and exploitation.
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- author
- Balkenius, Christian LU ; Tjøstheim, Trond A. LU and Johansson, Birger LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Arousal, Exploration-exploitation, Gain control, Locus coeruleus
- in
- CEUR Workshop Proceedings
- volume
- 2287
- article number
- 143406
- publisher
- CEUR-WS
- conference name
- Towards Conscious AI Systems Symposium
- conference location
- Stanford, United States
- conference dates
- 2019-03-25 - 2019-03-27
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85059809093
- ISSN
- 1613-0073
- project
- Cognitive Philosophy Research Group (CogPhi)
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- cc935a14-f83d-4664-a152-293a49ac2f75
- alternative location
- http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2287/paper25.pdf
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- 2019-01-24 09:47:42
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