Conscious Intelligent Systems - Part II - Mind, Thought, Language and Understanding
arXiv Preprint Archive December 9, 2006 via arXiv
Summary
The presence of mind in intelligent systems necessitates language, and language in turn transforms understanding. The paper examines how self-consciousness, mind, thought, and language relate to understanding in both humans and humanoid systems, building on concepts from the first part of the work.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Cs.ai Consciousness Artificial-intelligence Cognition Language-development |
| Key finding | The presence of mind necessitates language, and language has important effects on understanding in intelligent systems. |
Abstract
This is the second part of a paper on Conscious Intelligent Systems. We use the understanding gained in the first part (Conscious Intelligent Systems Part 1: IXI (arxiv id cs.AI/0612056)) to look at understanding. We see how the presence of mind affects understanding and intelligent systems; we see that the presence of mind necessitates language. The rise of language in turn has important effects on understanding. We discuss the humanoid question and how the question of self-consciousness (and by association mind/thought/language) would affect humanoids too.