| Meme Name: | Fuzzy Cognitive Maps |
| Category: | ai | |
| Related Concepts: |
chaos theory
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| Related Links: |
FCM demo
FCMs for virtual worlds
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| Core Concept |
| A fuzzy system model for causal events, actors, values, goals, and trends.
The dynamic equivalent of static concept maps (aka 'mind maps'). |
| nodes |
| Variable concepts are represented by nodes in a directed graph. The value of a node reflects the degree to which the concept is active in the system at a particular time. |
| actors |
| If decision-making intelligence is added to a node is becomes an actor: capable of changing its own value in response to its sensed environment. This will have casual effects for the rest of the system. Actors capable of detecting trends and learning from their behaviour will be self-regulating. |
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| edges |
| Graph edges are the casual influences between the concepts, as with neural nets they can inhibit or excite the concepts they connect. |
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| modelling |
| Best suited for systems where a formal mathematical model can not be derived;
e.g. was originally proposed as a means of explaining political decision making processes as interactions of high-level concepts. |
| bias |
| Challenge: creating edge rules and weights without introducing psychological bias. Might need to be based on emperical data. |
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| uses |
| What-if modelling, consulting.
Teaching.
An ideal environment model for MMRPG computer games. |
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