Joschka Boedecker, Ilka Diester and Monika Schoenauer about internal world models in people, animals and AI
Bernstein members involved: Ilka Diester
We know from previous research on internal world models that people are very good at navigating the unknown. When a person plans a trip to a foreign city, they don’t start from scratch. From previous city trips, they know the difference between trams and underground trains and that sights are often located in the city centre. How would an AI plan a city trip? AI does not gain knowledge, even about cities, from its own experiences. Does it nevertheless have an idea of what is meant by the term “city”? Does AI develop abstract models of reality? Prof. Dr Joschka Boedecker (Computer Science), Prof. Dr Ilka Diester (Biology) and Junior Prof. Dr Monika Schoenauer (Neuropsychology) approach these questions with the help of the concept of internal world models.