We provide a new, theoretically motivated evaluation grid for assessing the conversational
achievements of Artificial Dialog Companions (ADCs). The grid is spanned along three …

Here we propose, based on the Peircean semiotics and informed by neuroethological
constraints, a methodology to simulate the emergence of symbolic predator-warning …

The historical roots of the propositional versus the imagistic view on meaning in perception
and language can be found in Aristotle's Categoriesand in the medieval and Renaissance …

Human-robot interaction (HRI) studies the interaction between people and robotic systems.
While robots are traditionally operated using user interfaces gleaned from human-computer …

In order to introduce vagueness as a proper object of formal-mathematical modeling, Max
Black [5] developed the notion of consistency profile. Other than classical logics constrained …

In this paper, we sketch a framework for integration between subsymbolic and symbolic
representations, consisting of a series of layers and mappings between elements across the …

Abstract Language is the most prominent symbolic form and has been the focus of classical
philosophy and semiotics. This book has placed the main focus on three symbolic forms …

Natural deictic communication with humanoid robots requires a mechanism for
understanding pointing gestures. This mechanism should have a representation for space …

Following on from the work of Luc Steels, this paper presents a model of Concept Formation
and the subsequent use of Language Games to share those concepts in a society of artificial …

Cross-situational learning is based on the idea that a learner can determine the meaning of
a word by finding something in common across all observed uses of that word. Although …