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What should a robot learn from an infant? Mechanisms of action interpretation and observational learning in infancy
The paper provides a summary of our
recent research on preverbal infants (using
violation-of-expectation and observational
learning paradigms) demonstrating that one-year-olds interpret and draw systematic
inferences about other’s goal-directed actions,
and can rely on such inferences when imitating
other’s actions or emulating their goals. To
account for these findings it is proposed that one-year-olds apply a non-mentalistic action
interpretational system, the ’teleological stance’
that represents actions by relating relevant
aspects of reality (action, goal-state, and
situational constraints) through the principle of
rational action, which assumes that actions
function to realize goal-states by the most
efficient means available in the actor’s situation.
The relevance of these research findings and the
proposed theoretical model for how to realize the
goal of epigenetic robotics of building a ’socially
relevant’ humanoid robot is discussed
On the Dimension of Finite Point Sets I. An Improved Incidence Bound for Proper 3D sets
We improve the well-known Szemer\'edi-Trotter incidence bound for proper
3--dimensional point sets (defined appropriately)Comment: Unpublished manuscript from the late Gyuri Elekes. It was edited on
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Evaluating Enterprize Delivery Using the TYPUS Metrics and the KILT Mode
The goal of this work is the technical, ecological, environmental and social examination of the life-cycle (LC) of any product (consumable, service, production) using the TYPUS metrics and the KILT model. The life-cycle starts when the idea of a product is born and lasts until complete dismissal through design, implementation and operation, etc. In the first phases requirements’ specification, analysis, several design steps (global plan, detailed design, assembly design, etc.) are followed by part manufacturing, assembly, testing, diagnostics and operation, advertisement, service, maintenance, etc. Then finally disassembly and dismissal are coming, but dismissal can be substituted by re-cycling (e.g. melting the metals) or re-use (used parts applications). Qualitative and quantitative evaluations of enterprise results are supported by the new models and metrics
Almost everywhere convergence of Fej\'er means of two-dimensional triangular Walsh-Fourier series
In 1987 Harris proved (Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 101) - among others- that for
each there exists a two-dimensional function such that
its triangular Walsh-Fourier series diverges almost everywhere. In this paper
we investigate the Fej\'er (or ) means of the triangle two variable
Walsh-Fourier series of functions. Namely, we prove the a.e. convergence
() for each integrable two-variable function
Poisoned heritage for the new Commission: The rule of law question. EPC Discussion Paper, 10 December 2019
The rule of law question will most likely become
a central EU issue during the mandate of the new
European Commission. Member states are increasingly
beginning to question, attack and/or ignore previously
agreed common policies, political priorities or
common principles. These challenges are usually
more political – sometimes even ideological – than
legal, thus the Commission’s legalistic reactions are
not necessarily adequate
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