Emergence of communication through mind-reading

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23500327
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cognitive science
• Research Institution: Gifu University
• Principal Investigator: ITO Akira 岐阜大学, 工学部, 教授 (40302301)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TERADA Kazunori 岐阜大学, 工学部, 准教授 (30345798)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 心を読む / コミュニケーション / 非ゼロ和ゲーム / 創発 / HAI

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated "communication by mind-reading" as an computer algorithm. The main results are as follows:
1. The necessary conditions for the emergence of mind-reading communication is formulated as "a non-zero-sum game situation", i.e., the situation where the conflict of interests exists, but cooperation is necessary for good performance. Mind-reading communication with lies and betrayals emerged in an artificial situation satisfying the above condition.
2. How humans attribute "mind to (human or artificial) agents is investigated from appearance and behavioral factors. The role of meta-signals in the emergence of mind-reading communication is investigated using gestures as communication media.

Free Research Field

認知科学　人工知能