TY - GEN
T1 - Compassion and Prosocial Behavior. Is it Possible to Simulate them Virtually?
AU - Ceschi, Andrea
AU - Scalco, Andrea
AU - Dickert, Stephan
AU - Sartori, Riccardo
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In the field of artificial intelligence, a question dealing with computer and cognitive science is arising and becoming more and more crucial: Can we design agents so sophisticated that they are capable of mimicking emotional behaviors in general as well as specific emotions like compassion or empathy? Despite the production of different computational models, their integration with cognitive and psychological theories remains a central problem. Reasons are both methodological and theoretical. Primarily, it is difficult to quantify the impact of such factors as individual differences, inclinations and personality traits. In addition, Agent-Based Models (ABMs) often use linear dynamics, even in describing emotions, without considering the basis of psychophysics. Bearing in mind this and focusing on compassion as a particular emotion, the paper aims to present a "Decalogue" for those interested in designing agents capable of mimicking human emotional behaviors. In the paper, compassion will be translated as prosocial behavior.
AB - In the field of artificial intelligence, a question dealing with computer and cognitive science is arising and becoming more and more crucial: Can we design agents so sophisticated that they are capable of mimicking emotional behaviors in general as well as specific emotions like compassion or empathy? Despite the production of different computational models, their integration with cognitive and psychological theories remains a central problem. Reasons are both methodological and theoretical. Primarily, it is difficult to quantify the impact of such factors as individual differences, inclinations and personality traits. In addition, Agent-Based Models (ABMs) often use linear dynamics, even in describing emotions, without considering the basis of psychophysics. Bearing in mind this and focusing on compassion as a particular emotion, the paper aims to present a "Decalogue" for those interested in designing agents capable of mimicking human emotional behaviors. In the paper, compassion will be translated as prosocial behavior.
KW - Emotional behaviors
KW - Compassion
KW - Prosocial Behavior
KW - Psychophysics
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-19629-9_23
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-19629-9_23
M3 - Published conference contribution
SN - 9783319196282
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 207
EP - 214
BT - Trends in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems and Sustainability
A2 - Bajo, Javier
A2 - Hernandez, Josefa Z.
A2 - Mathieu, Philippe
A2 - Campbell, Andrew
A2 - Fernández-Caballero, Antonio
A2 - Moreno, María N.
A2 - Julián, Vicente
A2 - Alonso-Betanzos, Amparo
A2 - Jiménez-López, María Dolores
A2 - Botti, Vicente
PB - Springer
CY - Cham
T2 - 13th International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Sustainability (PAAMS)
Y2 - 3 June 2015 through 5 June 2015
ER -