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author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
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7 #+INCLUDE: ../../aurellem/org/level-0.org 7 #+INCLUDE: ../../aurellem/org/level-0.org
8 #+babel: :mkdirp yes :noweb yes :exports both 8 #+babel: :mkdirp yes :noweb yes :exports both
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11 * Artificial Imagination 11 * Artificial Imagination
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13 Imagine watching a video of someone skateboarding. When you watch 12 Imagine watching a video of someone skateboarding. When you watch
14 the video, you can imagine yourself skateboarding, and your 13 the video, you can imagine yourself skateboarding, and your
15 knowledge of the human body and its dynamics guides your 14 knowledge of the human body and its dynamics guides your
16 interpretation of the scene. For example, even if the skateboarder 15 interpretation of the scene. For example, even if the skateboarder
17 is partially occluded, you can infer the positions of his arms and 16 is partially occluded, you can infer the positions of his arms and
39 proprioception, etc. Humans are flexible when it comes to "putting 38 proprioception, etc. Humans are flexible when it comes to "putting
40 themselves in another's shoes," and can sympathetically understand 39 themselves in another's shoes," and can sympathetically understand
41 not only other humans, but entities ranging from animals to cartoon 40 not only other humans, but entities ranging from animals to cartoon
42 characters to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jz4HcwTQmU][single dots]] on a screen! 41 characters to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jz4HcwTQmU][single dots]] on a screen!
43 42
43 # and can infer intention from the actions of not only other humans,
44 # but also animals, cartoon characters, and even abstract moving dots
45 # on a screen!
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44 Another kind of imagination is /predictive/ imagination: you 47 Another kind of imagination is /predictive/ imagination: you
45 construct scenes in your mind that are not entirely related to 48 construct scenes in your mind that are not entirely related to
46 whatever you are observing, but instead are predictions of the 49 whatever you are observing, but instead are predictions of the
47 future or simply flights of fancy. You use this type of imagination 50 future or simply flights of fancy. You use this type of imagination
48 to plan out multi-step actions, or play out dangerous situations in 51 to plan out multi-step actions, or play out dangerous situations in