Functionalist Emotion Model in NARS

摘要

Emotions play a crucial role in different cognitive functions, such as action selection and decision-making processes. This paper describes a new appraisal model for the emotion mechanism of NARS, an AGI system. Different from the previous appraisal model where emotions are triggered by the specific context, the new appraisal evaluates the relations between the system and its goals, based on a new set of criteria, including desirability, belief, and anticipation. Our work focuses on the functions of emotions and how emotional reactions could help NARS to improve its various cognitive capacities.