Abstract: This article examines the problem of forming basic concepts in robots within the framework of the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The theories of concept formation in infants were reviewed. There is the consensus that in this early period of human cognitive development the basic concepts and reasoning are established that was named “common sense”. In the article common sense will be seen from two perspectives: individual and collective ones. This article is devoted to the formation of individual concepts of common sense in robots. In the set of individual concepts of common sense are being discussed here spatial and temporal conceptual domains prevail. Collective concepts of common sense will be mentioned briefly. In this phase of AGI development the proposed concepts formation procedure means mostly a-priori concepts that are preliminary designed as the software procedures and only “is grounded” in robot. But these “first concepts” create the basis for further learning procedures. As the platform for conceptualization procedure the cognitive architecture AGICA was considered. Cognitive architecture AGICA was represented by the author in 2023 on the base of “axiomatic approach” in AGI development. In cognitive architecture AGICA there were used the models of AGI-Consciousness, AGI-Individual Type, AGI-Collective Type in the framework of “grounded cognition”. AGI-Individual Type is based on “instinct of self-preservation” (survival instinct). AGI-Collective Type is based on “species preservation instinct”. Given that we are now far from a general theory of concepts, the development of transport robots is viewed as an application domain. This article does not claim to be comprehensive and can be viewed as some “engineering approach” for problem solving, - thus it is mostly addressed to the developers. In the main part of the article we will consider only perceptual/modal/concrete concepts. Amodal/abstract concepts will be out of the discussion.
Abstract: This article examines the problem of forming basic concepts in robots within the framework of the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The theories of concept formation in infants were reviewed. There is the consensus that in this early period of human cognitive development the basic concepts and reasoning are established that was ...Show More