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This work describes the application of the Baars-Franklin Architecture (BFA), an artificial consciousness approach, to synthesize a mind (a control system) for an artificial creature. Firstly we introduce the theoretical foundations of this approach for the development of a conscious agent. Then we explain the architecture of our agent and at the end we discuss the results and first impressions of this approach.
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da Silva, R.C.M., Gudwin, R.R. (2010). Developing a Consciousness-Based Mind for an Artificial Creature. In: da Rocha Costa, A.C., Vicari, R.M., Tonidandel, F. (eds) Advances in Artificial Intelligence – SBIA 2010. SBIA 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6404. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16138-4_13
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