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Computerized
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Alan
visited Silas, an earlier version of Duncan..
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The
ability of dogs to fit into the social structure of another
species, to adapt to all of its oddities and even to manipulate
that species into amply meeting their needs is both an awe-inspiring
accomplishment in itself, and a grand challenge for our research.
Can we create a computational system that does even half as
well? How hard would it be? What lessons would we learn in
the process?
One element of dogs' success is their ability to fit
into the social structure of a human household, and use
it to their advantage.
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As
we build systems that learn what they ought to learn, we must
also consider training techniques for these systems. Once
again, there is no better place to look for inspiration than
animal training in general and dog training in particular.
The practice of dog training is fascinating not only for what
it reveals about the thought processes that dogs may employ
when learning but also for understanding how they and their
trainers effectively work together to make it easy for the
dog to learn.
Avirtual character's ability to modify its actions based on
experience is a fundamental requirement for any character
intended to seem intelligent. Using dogs as a model for a
system does just that. 
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