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Cognitive Systems Project - Aim and Objectives

1. Aim

To produce a vision for the future development of cognitive systems through an exploration of recent advances in neuroscience, computer science and related fields, and their potential for future interaction.

2. Objectives

The objectives of the project were:

  • to examine recent progress in two major areas of research - artificial and living cognitive systems - and their related disciplines (including computer science, neuroscience, cognitive science, artificial intelligence) - to understand whether progress in understanding cognition in living systems has new insights to offer those researching the construction of artificial cognitive systems;
  • to scope the likely developments in these fields over the next decade, and in particular to scope the likely rate of progress in our capability to build artificial cognitive systems;
  • to articulate significant conclusions from this, if any, which are worthy of communication to a wider audience.