The commonsense algorithm as a basis for computer models of human memory, inference, belief and contextual language comprehension

  • Authors:
  • Chuck Rieger

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Maryland

  • Venue:
  • TINLAP '75 Proceedings of the 1975 workshop on Theoretical issues in natural language processing
  • Year:
  • 1975

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Abstract

The notion of a commonsense algorithm is presented as a basic data structure for modeling human cognition. This data structure unifies many current ideas about human memory and information processing. The structure is defined by specifying a set of proposed cognitive primitive links which, when used to build up large structures of actions, states, statechanges and tendencies, provide an adequate formalism for expressing human plans and activities, as well as general mechanisms and computer algorithms. The commonsense algorithm is a type of framework (as Minsky has defined the term) for representing algorithmic processes, hopefully the way humans do.