Memory
Update: March 12, 1996
What is memory?
Memory is the support of intelligence.
Intelligence is memory that organizes itself.
Ideas and thinking are pieces of memory too.
We live with the illusion that there is one physical world out there.
In fact, we all live in separate worlds re-created in our memory. We all
have different perceptions of reality which are the source of uncomprehension,
disputes, leading to violence, wars, ...
Each of us lives in his or her virtual world. I don't see why it would
be different with I-Agents.
So, I suggest that future I-Agents should be programmed with universal
values recognized by most people on this planet. This is to maintain
the basis for a dialog and to avoid virtual conflicts, damages, losses,
inefficiency.
The Outer World
Here you will find the elements and sub-elements that are commonly named
the outside world. They are not exhaustively listed but are presented here
as a quick reference index for the I-Agent designer.
WHO?
A person or an I-Agent.
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name
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function, rank
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type of person: family, friend, colleague, client
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interests, hobbies
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place
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history of actions
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date of birth, age, (date of death)
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health, physical shape
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mission or objective
WHAT?
An Object.
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name.
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type, subtype (eg. man made or natural object)
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place
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date of creation, average lifetime
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age: new, old
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price
WHERE?
A place.
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name.
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geographical coordinates
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continent or ocean
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country
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region
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province or state
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city
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particular address + telephone number
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man made spot: hotel, shop, school, museum, church
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natural spot: beach, river, forest, mountain, hill, valley
WHEN?
A time.
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date, hour
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deadline
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period of history
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anniversary
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elapsed time, duration
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age: number of years
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age category: baby, child, young, adult, old, very old
HOW?
A manner.
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with enthusiasm or not
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well done or poorly managed
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warm or cold ambience
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nervousness or calm
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with or without style
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above or below average
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weather: sunny or stormy
HOW MUCH?
A number.
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quantity
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price
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weight, height, length, width, thickness
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duration
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distance, speed
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temperature pressure
WHY?
A goal.
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mission of life, spiritual goal
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job objective
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community acceptation
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psychological need
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basic need: to breathe, to eat, to enjoy minimal comfort, sexuality
The Inner World
The Inner World is what we feel from the inside.
For a human, it is the perceptions of his or her own body, of his or
her states of mind, of his or her own feelings.
Thinking comes from the inside if you are intelligent. Otherwise, someone
outside is doing the job for you.
For a man made system, the Inner World is the perception of its subsystems,
of its mechanical parts or software functions.
In an airplane, you have a general warning system advising the crew,
with an alert light or sound, that there is a problem inside, for example:
an engine fire or a hydraulic failure.
In a computer program, you can have flags, status codes, modes of operation
indicating how well the system itself is doing.
The most advanced perception for a human or an I-Agent might be to think
that he his thinking, to observe the process of his own thinking.
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