The cognitive systems paradigm

In this essay, I review the motivations behind the cognitive systems movement and attempt to characterize the paradigm. I propose six features that distinguish research in this framework from other approaches to artificial intelligence, after which I present some positive and negative examples in an effort to clarify the field’s boundaries. In closing, I also discuss some avenues for encouraging research in this critical area.

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