What are the nature and functions of artificial agents?

“Our first contribution to this blog contains a brief outline of the research project, the protocol of interview that we have been using, and short summaries of our first meeting with researchers.” (from: Artificial Empathy: a research diary). These are the questions we use when we first interview a researcher. Objectives: The goal of this ... What are the nature and functions of artificial agents?

Artificial Empathy: a research diary.

Today’s sciences of the artificial extend all the way to the domain of emotions. The recent re-inclusion of the emotional dimension within cognition, in the scientific trend that considers knowing as a form of doing – constructing, creating, fabricating – transforms our understanding of cognitive processes. The science of cognition – which through the development ... Artificial Empathy: a research diary.