Induction, used within this context, seems to refer to the creation of an
appropriate abstract situational representation for a given specific
context. In other words, the generation of a partial description that
captures the "essential features" of the scenario. If I were to implement
this, I would look for features (qualities, relationships, and constraints)
of the observable objects and events, which together capture the
information that would be pertinent to making useful decisions or
predictions within the given context. There might be endless details we
could include as part of the situation, from those that are highly relevant
("He was pointing a gun at me.") to those that are most likely useless
("Cars were crossing an intersection in the distance."). The trick would be
to pick out which are which, and specify only those pieces of information
that are likely to be useful. This list of useful features might vary
depending on the decision or prediction being made, so for the same
specific situation -- specific here meaning including *all *available
information -- we might have several abstract ones that are each
generalizations of it, optimized towards those different requirements. The
task at hand thus induces an abstract situation that captures the useful
information from the specific situation.On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 1:37 AM, Piaget Modeler via AGI <[email protected]>wrote: > Okay, > > Now that we have a fuzzy definition of situations, what do the words > "situation induction" mean to you? > > Please advise. > > ~PM > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/23050605-2da819ff> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
