The self driving people talk about time domain occlusions, which seems closely related to conversation context. Say you're driving along and you see a pedestri

The self driving people talk about time domain occlusions, which seems closely related to conversation context. Say you're driving along and you see a pedestrian about to cross but something blocks your view for a moment. Your mental model will remember that person, continue to speculate on their motion and intention, consider if their vector might intersect yours, and also know when it's okay to flush them from attention.