Curiosity

'''Curiosity''' is the drive to learn new things, and therefore one of the driving forces behind [[Adaptation|adaptation]]. It is an emotion related to natural inquisitive behavior such as exploration, investigation, and learning. The tremendous computational power of a human brain comes from years of learning and adaptation. Therefore programming all necessary knowledge into computers seems to be hopeless. The only hope is a general purpose learning algorithm. Contrary to computers and robots today, we are all equipped with an inquisitive mind, with the drive to explore and understand the world. At least as children.

'''Curiosity''' is the drive to learn new things, and therefore one of the driving forces behind [[Adaptation|adaptation]]. It is an emotion related to natural inquisitive behavior such as exploration, investigation, and learning. The tremendous computational power of a human brain comes from years of learning and adaptation. Therefore programming all necessary knowledge into computers seems to be hopeless. The only hope is a general purpose learning algorithm. Contrary to computers and robots today, we are all equipped with an inquisitive mind, with the drive to explore and understand the world. At least as children.

An autonomous agent with artificial curiosity would be childlike, a bit like an artificial scientist: it would enjoy insights and like the mysterious, i.e. it would like research and exploration, continuously investigating and questioning the world. Would an agent which shows artificial curiosity also be bored? Or be fascinated if there is something completely new and very interesting? How to be childlike is a good question for grown-ups, but it is also a question which leads maybe one day to true AI and ALife.

An autonomous agent with artificial curiosity would be childlike, a bit like an artificial scientist: it would enjoy insights and like the mysterious, i.e. it would like research and exploration, continuously investigating and questioning the world. Would an agent which shows artificial curiosity also be bored? Or be fascinated if there is something completely new and very interesting? How to be childlike is a good question for grown-ups, but it is also a question which leads maybe one day to true AI and ALife.