An evaluation of the xenobotic cognitive project: Towards Stage 1 of xenobotic cognition

IF 0.5 4区哲学 Q3 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Endeavour Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.endeavour.2024.100927

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Abstract

Xenobot, the world’s first biological robot, puts numerous philosophical riddles before us. One among them pertains to the cognitive status of these entities. Are these biological robots cognitive? To evaluate the cognitive status of xenobots and to resolve the puzzle of a single mind emerging from smaller sub-units, in this article, I juxtapose the cognitive capacities of xenobots with that of two other minimal models of cognition, i.e., basal cognition and nonliving active matter cognition. Further, the article underlines the essential cognitive capabilities that xenobots need to achieve to enter what I call stage 1 of xenobotic cognition. Stage 1 is characterized by numerous cognitive mechanisms, which are integral for the survival and cognition of basal organisms. Finally, I suggest that developing xenobots that can reach Stage 1 can help us achieve sophistication in the areas of evolution of the human mind, robotics, biology and medicine, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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异种机器人认知项目评估：迈向异种生物认知的第一阶段。

Xenobot 是世界上第一个生物机器人，它向我们提出了许多哲学难题。其中一个谜题涉及这些实体的认知状态。这些生物机器人具有认知能力吗？为了评估异种机器人的认知状况，并解决从更小的子单元中产生单一思维的难题，我在本文中将异种机器人的认知能力与另外两种最基本的认知模型（即基础认知和非生物活性物质认知）的认知能力并列起来。此外，文章还强调了异种机器人进入我所说的异种机器人认知第一阶段所需的基本认知能力。第1阶段的特点是拥有众多认知机制，这些机制对于基础生物的生存和认知不可或缺。最后，我认为，开发能够达到第一阶段的异种机器人可以帮助我们在人类心智进化、机器人学、生物学和医学以及人工智能（AI）等领域取得进步。

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Endeavour 综合性期刊-科学史与科学哲学

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1.10

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16.70%

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49 days

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