TY - GEN
T1 - Understanding Intention for Machine Theory of Mind
T2 - 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2022
AU - Kennington, Casey
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Theory of Mind is often characterized as the ability to recognize desires, beliefs, and intentions of others. In this position paper, I look at the literature on modeling Theory of Mind in machines and find that, to date, intention is not usually a focus. I define what I mean by intention-choice with commitment-following prior work. Intention has a long history of research in some communities, and I offer one theoretical framework for modeling intention as a starting point. I take inspiration from how children learn intention through joint attention with others and how that leads to Theory of Mind. I argue that though models of machine Theory of Mind need not follow the same learning progression as children, intention is an aspect of Theory of Mind that should be more explicit.
AB - Theory of Mind is often characterized as the ability to recognize desires, beliefs, and intentions of others. In this position paper, I look at the literature on modeling Theory of Mind in machines and find that, to date, intention is not usually a focus. I define what I mean by intention-choice with commitment-following prior work. Intention has a long history of research in some communities, and I offer one theoretical framework for modeling intention as a starting point. I take inspiration from how children learn intention through joint attention with others and how that leads to Theory of Mind. I argue that though models of machine Theory of Mind need not follow the same learning progression as children, intention is an aspect of Theory of Mind that should be more explicit.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85140720897&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900783
DO - 10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900783
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85140720897
T3 - RO-MAN 2022 - 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Social, Asocial, and Antisocial Robots
SP - 450
EP - 453
BT - RO-MAN 2022 - 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 29 August 2022 through 2 September 2022
ER -