SAL: an explicitly pluralistic cognitive architecture

Authors:
David J. Jilk;Christian Lebiere;Randall C. O'Reilly;John R. Anderson
Affiliations:
eCortex, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, USA;Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA;Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA;Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Venue:
Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence - Pluralism and the Future of Cognitive Science
Year:
2008

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Abstract

The SAL cognitive architecture is a synthesis of two well-established constituents: ACT-R, a hybrid symbolic-subsymbolic cognitive architecture, and Leabra, a neural architecture. These component architectures have vastly different origins yet suggest a surprisingly convergent view of the brain, the mind and behaviour. Furthermore, both of these architectures are internally pluralistic, recognising that models at a single level of abstraction cannot capture the required richness of behaviour. In this article, we offer a brief principled defence of epistemological pluralism in cognitive science and artificial intelligence, and elaborate on the SAL architecture as an example of how pluralism can be highly effective as an approach to research in cognitive science.