Symbolic Behaviour in Artificial Intelligence. (arXiv:2102.03406v2 [cs.AI] UPDATED)

The ability to use symbols is the pinnacle of human intelligence, but has yet
to be fully replicated in machines. Here we argue that the path towards
symbolically fluent artificial intelligence (AI) begins with a reinterpretation
of what symbols are, how they come to exist, and how a system behaves when it
uses them. We begin by offering an interpretation of symbols as entities whose
meaning is established by convention. But crucially, something is a symbol only
for those who …

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