?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Logic%2C+self-awareness+and+self-improvement%3A+The+metacognitive+loop+and+the+problem+of+brittleness&rft.creator=Anderson%2C+Dr.+Michael+L.&rft.creator=Perlis%2C+Prof.+Donald+R.&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.description=This+essay+describes+a+general+approach+to+building+perturbation-tolerant+autonomous+systems%2C+based+on+the+conviction+that+artificial+agents+should+be+able+notice+when+something+is+amiss%2C+assess+the+anomaly%2C+and+guide+a+solution+into+place.+We+call+this+basic+strategy+of+self-guided+learning+the+metacognitive+loop%3B+it+involves+the+system+monitoring%2C+reasoning+about%2C+and%2C+when+necessary%2C+altering+its+own+decision-making+components.+In+this+essay%2C+we+(a)+argue+that+equipping+agents+with+a+metacognitive+loop+can+help+to+overcome+the+brittleness+problem%2C+(b)+detail+the+metacognitive+loop+and+its+relation+to+our+ongoing+work+on+time-sensitive+commonsense+reasoning%2C+(c)+describe+specific%2C+implemented+systems+whose+perturbation+tolerance+was+improved+by+adding+a+metacognitive+loop%2C+and+(d)+outline+both+short-term+and+long-term+research+agendas.&rft.date=2005-02&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3950%2F1%2Fa-p.pdf&rft.identifier=++Anderson%2C+Dr.+Michael+L.+and+Perlis%2C+Prof.+Donald+R.++(2005)+Logic%2C+self-awareness+and+self-improvement%3A+The+metacognitive+loop+and+the+problem+of+brittleness.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3950%2F