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The Newell Test should commit to diagnosing dysfunctions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2004

William J. Clancey*
Affiliation:
Computational Sciences Division, MS 269–3, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035 http://bill.clancey.name
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“Conceptual coordination” analysis bridges connectionism and symbolic approaches by positing a “process memory” by which categories are physically coordinated (as neural networks) in time. Focusing on dysfunctions and odd behaviors, like slips, reveals the function of consciousness, especially constructive processes that are often taken for granted, which are different from conventional programming constructs. Newell strongly endorsed identifying architectural limits; the heuristic of “diagnose unusual behaviors” will provide targets of opportunity that greatly strengthen the Newell Test.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003