Computational Models of Narrative: Papers from the AAAI Fall Symposium
Mark Finlayson, Chair
November 11–13, 2010, Arlington, Virginia
Technical Report FS-10-04
90 pp., $30.00
ISBN 978-1-57735-486-4
[Add to Cart] [View Cart]
Narratives are ubiquitous. We use them to educate, communicate, convince, explain, and entertain. As far as we know, every society has narratives, which suggests they are deeply rooted and serve an important cognitive function: that narratives do something for us. It is clear that, to fully explain human intelligence, beliefs, and behaviors, we will have to understand and explain narrative.
Despite a revival of interest in the computational understanding of narrative, there is still great uncertainty regarding fundamental questions. What does narrative do for us? What exactly is narrative? What representations are required to model narrative? This symposium will address fundamental topics and questions regarding the computational modeling and scientific understanding of narrative. Immediate technological applications, while not discouraged, are not required.