Prerequisites for an Artificial Self.
Frontiers in neurorobotics January 1, 2020 Verena V Hafner, Pontus Loviken, Antonio Pico Villalpando et al. 1 citation
Body ownership and agency are two main components of the minimal self, traditionally studied in philosophy but now also in cognitive science and robotics. This review argues that mechanisms for developing motor and cognitive skills in robots also lay the foundation for an artificial self. It examines developmental processes of the minimal self in biological systems, transfers those principles to robotics, and suggests metrics for measuring agency and body ownership in an artificial self.