Hiroyuki Iizuka - Hokkaido University, Japan
Biography
Title: The Origin of Intentions: From Others to Self through Superposition
Abstract: This presentation explores the origins of goal-directed intentions using deep learning simulation models. Building upon our previous work on the superposition mechanism for understanding self and other, we now extend this concept to investigate how intentional behaviors emerge. The most crucial idea of the superposition mechanism is the premise that self and other are processed internally by the same model without distinction. Our simulation results demonstrated that the superposition mechanism enables agents to naturally share internal states and engage in perspective-taking without explicit information about others, simply by predicting their own future sensations. Based on these results, we hypothesize that intentional behaviors may arise through a process of "contagion" from observing others' actions. This talk will discuss the implications of our findings for understanding the development of goal-directed actions. We will explore how this unified model of self and other contributes to the emergence of intentional behavior, offering new insights into the cognitive processes underlying goal-directed actions.
