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With regards to the specific problems described here, referencing how computers can make sense of communication between a listener and a speaker when each has d
by compumike 10y ago
With regards to the specific problems described here, referencing how computers can make sense of communication between a listener and a speaker when each has different knowledge in the world and where strict and literal communication isn't always the most efficient, search for the "Rational Speech Acts (RSA) model" -- an active field in the literature in the past few years.
- jeffmcmahan 10y agoYes, the trouble is that the work on performative acts (speech acts) only goes so deep, and then everything turns to confusion and ad hoc rationalizations presented like theories (I have a couple in mind). There'll be no means of implementing this body of knowledge in software -- or even taking it as a guide. So, if it were going to work out, you'd first have to solve the immensely challenging scientific problems, and then see about using the resulting knowledge to build something. As a person with some experience in the area (admittedly nothing published), I don't expect the former to occur. Ever.