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An Introduction to Artificial LifeAn Introduction to Artificial Life
The Choice Methodology: A New Foundation of Structured Machine Life
Department of Adaptive SystemsInstitute of Information Theory and Automation
Academy of Sciences, Czech [email protected]
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Christopher A. Tucker
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Topics covered in this lecture:Topics covered in this lecture:
A Hierarchy of Life Forms• Cognition Hierarchy – Mimicked Forms
Under Consideration• The Choice Complex
The Research Question• Experience & Emergence
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Topics covered in this lecture:Topics covered in this lecture:
Three Theoretical Assumptions• Research Paradigms
Experimental Methods• Choice Hardware & Software• The Queen-Drone Autonomous System
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The Choice ComplexThe Choice Complex
If a machine can make a choice and if it did, would it be a meaningful one?
Empirical testing by embedding behavior in architecture
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The Research QuestionThe Research Question
If a machine can directly experience entropy, is the consequence an emergence of consciousness?
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Theoretical Assumption #1:Theoretical Assumption #1:
If a machine can make a choice, it portrays some level of
consciousness
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Theoretical Assumption #2:Theoretical Assumption #2:
Only if a machine mimics biological life can it have access to those kinds of
experiences.
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Theoretical Assumption #3:Theoretical Assumption #3:
If a machine has knowledge of its death, it fosters emergent
behavior.
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In order to satisfy the research question, the machine…In order to satisfy the research question, the machine…
Choice• Determines Experience
Life “Conditioning” & Survival Adaptations
• Entropy
Mimic• Form & Function
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Life “Conditioning” & SurvivalLife “Conditioning” & Survival
Knows that it has “life” functions within a set of states—its operational life—and also knows the inverse.
The ability to die fostering emergent behavior in the form of survival adaptations
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Entropy & DeathEntropy & Death
Catalyzed by a unique circuit in the machine mainframe
A special circuit attached to a generic robotics platform
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MimicMimic
The Mimic or Animae (synthetic animal)
Satisfies the condition of form
Satisfies the condition of function
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An Artificial Life PrototypeAn Artificial Life Prototype
Based on the theoretical principles
The Experiment
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ExperimentationExperimentation
How are all these ideas put together in a reasonable methodology whereby we can test some of the notions illustrated?
How can we generate reproducible results and publish our ideas?
How can we create a methodological framework to extend to future versions and generations of machines?
How can we advance the knowledge of science?
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Experimental ConditionsExperimental Conditions
The machine should be made to exist on its own with as little interference from humans to be as a close an approximation to life as possible.
Two Experimental Conditions
Clause:
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Experimental ConditionsExperimental Conditions
There can be no qualitative comparison with human intelligence.
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Experimental ConditionsExperimental Conditions
No superposition of one intelligence system with another, all objects in the system remain equal.
How?
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Motif: Environment, Intelligence, and BehaviorMotif: Environment, Intelligence, and Behavior
“The properties commonly ascribed to any object are, in last analysis, names for its behavior.”
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Hardware LayoutHardware Layout
Cooperating with the transmitting array, there is a third card that is onboard in the physical device
Note: Card less conversion circuitry
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Method of Power DeliveryMethod of Power Delivery
Two methods under consideration:
1) CW at radio frequency
2) Pulsed power at near-audio frequency
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CW – Radio FrequencyCW – Radio Frequency
Tests already conducted and proof of prototype accomplished (2004):
At a transmission carrier frequency (f0) of 78MHz
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Pulsed PowerPulsed Power
Currently under development for a upcoming research grant sponsored by the University of Reading…
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The Entropic CircuitThe Entropic Circuit
The Core of the Domain-Specific Robotics PlatformThe Core of the Domain-Specific Robotics Platform
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The Software ParadigmThe Software Paradigm
Power Choice—A, B, C, high, mid, low; signals exchanged between Tx and R′x
Coupled to 802.11x device Power delivered relative to feedback
between power and load sensors Relationship modeled in software
diagram…
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Test the existing wireless power system Apply software controller (choice) Refit a physical robot with the Entropic
Circuit Deploy and test Watch the magic happen!
What are the first experiments?What are the first experiments?
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Results of Physical PrototypeResults of Physical Prototype
Fully autonomous animae
Adapted to its environment
Dynamic model of living systems
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Project goals over the next 24 months:Project goals over the next 24 months:
Test the tenets of distribution of energy & information in a cybernetic paradigm
Allow a continuous operation of the machine A long-term study of behavior The Entropic Circuit to test survival in artificial
forms Understanding the feature of choice in living
systems
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Goals already accomplished since inception of projectGoals already accomplished since inception of project
Software architecture deployed in www.o2active.cz
– Commercial application of the choice complex– Testing of transformation-based logic (Ashby 1957)– Includes properties illustrated in this lecture– Decentralized parallel processing with drone tasking
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Questions…Comments…Questions…Comments…
A paper containing the information in this lecture is slatedfor publication in early in 2007.
In the meantime…
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