Abstract
We extend existing models and methods for the informational
treatment of the perception-action loop to the case of goaloriented
behaviour and introduce the notion of relevant goal
information as the amount of information an agent necessarily
has to maintain about its goal. Starting from the hypothesis
that organisms use information economically, we study
the structure of this information and how goal-information
parsimony can guide behaviour. It is shown how these methods
lead to a general definition and quantification of sub-goals
and how the biologically motivated hypothesis of information
parsimony gives rise to the emergence of behavioural properties
such as least-commitment and goal-concealing.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Procs of Artificial Life XII |
Editors | Harold Fellermann, Mark Dorr, Martin M. Hanczyc |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 176-183 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 0-262-29075-8, 978-0-262-29075-3 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | Artificial Life XII - Odense, Denmark Duration: 19 Aug 2010 → 23 Aug 2010 |
Conference
Conference | Artificial Life XII |
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Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Odense |
Period | 19/08/10 → 23/08/10 |