The social meaning of physical action

Frank Dignum, Virginia Dignum, Catholijn M. Jonker

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Abstract

Intelligent systems should be able to initiate and understand social interactions, which are always brought about by physical actions. Thus, all physical actions need to be interpreted for their social effects. This paper gives an analytical framework that identifies the main challenges in modelling social interactions. Such interpretation is subjective and might lead to misunderstandings between participants in the interaction. In real life, people use rituals, such as greetings, as a method for common grounding. Greeting as an essential prerequisite of joint activity is taken as case study to illustrate our approach. © 2013 Springer-Verlag.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProgress in Artificial Intelligence - 16th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence, EPIA 2013, Proceedings
Pages468-479
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event16th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence, EPIA 2013 - , Portugal
Duration: 9 Sept 201312 Sept 2013

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference16th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence, EPIA 2013
Country/TerritoryPortugal
Period9/09/1312/09/13

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