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Title: Model for learning global properties

Journal Article · · Math. Modelling; (United States)

The authors report developments in a mathematical model of cognitive learning. The model describes the processes of formation, testing and revision of hypotheses held by a learner attempting to understand an environment. The fundamental assumption is that learning proceeds by a feedback cycle where hypotheses are tested for validity against external reality and reweighted according to the outcome. A particular application of this model to the case of mechanical beetle, mapping a geometrical environment, yields results of interest in artificial intelligence and robot design including results on the computability of several geometrical predicates. 11 references.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
OSTI ID:
6482814
Journal Information:
Math. Modelling; (United States), Vol. 4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English