Erik T. Mueller
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Customer Reviews:
"Daydreaming..." documents a milestone in AI research. 5 out of 5 stars.
11 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Based on work done by Mueller and colleagues at UCLA in the
late 1980's, "Daydreaming..." describes the development and
operation of a novel type of artifical intelligence program known as
"DAYDREAMER". The program simulates the "daydreams" of a young female living
and working the Los Angeles area. With its special emphasis on
the endless internal dialoque we all carry on within our
minds, the program worries about earthquakes, getting a
date with Harrison Ford, and buying sunglasses, among other
things. The output is surprisingly coherent, and an
examination of the software gives somes very interesting
insight into the role that emotions play in the guidance of
our daydream thoughts. Moreover, with the creation of the DAYDREAMER
program, Mueller may have come closer to the realization of
Artificial Intelligence than one might surmise from the
title alone. Written more in the style of a light technical
reference than a typical scientific research work,
"Daydreaming..." presents the reader with a step-by-step
account of the development, testing, and operation of the
software. Example program fragments are included to help
illustrate key points, which is unusual for a book of this
type. Perhaps more interesting than its content is the lack
of interest in Mueller's work shown by the AI research
community, which is a shame, since DAYDREAMER illustrates
for the first time some of the inner workings of the
private corners of cognition. Highly recommended for
anyone interested in AI and cognitive psychology.
Editorial Review:
This volume presents a computer model of human daydreaming to demonstrate how it is useful for creative problem solving and learning in both humans and computers. The model is implemented as the running computer program "Daydreaming", which takes simple descriptions of external world events as input and produces descriptions of daydreams and actions as output. The programme operates in the domain of interpersonal relations and common everyday occurrences. New artificial intelligence techniques are introduced, including emotion-driven planning, serendipity-based planning/learning, and perpetual planning. Psychological hypotheses are presented regarding day dreaming, the feedback relationship between emotions and daydreaming, and transfer in problem solving. Previous related work in artificial intelligence, psychology, and philosophy is reviewed and contrasted with the proposed model. Critiques of connectionist research and current cognitive science theories are also offered.
