Attachment Is All You Need

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Attachment Is All You Need

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2.1

Overview

An attention framework mitigated by attachment theory with an emphasis on proxy chemical (oxytocin/dopamine) rewards could modulate attention weights based on successful predictions. It could simulate an oxytocin boost, thereby building stronger connections to trusted collaborators/sources. We speculate that the learning rate would be variable based on this reward system, eventually creating operational efficiencies once the AI develops a 'gut feeling' or 'thinking fast and slow' pathway. After successful application to attention frameworks, attachment could be deployed for overall AGI motivation mechanisms to behave strategically in high trust/betrayal environments like cybersecurity.

RFP Guidelines

Framework for evaluating approaches to attention allocation

Complete & Awarded
  • Type SingularityNET RFP
  • Total RFP Funding $60,000 USD
  • Proposals 5
  • Awarded Projects 2
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SingularityNET
Oct. 9, 2024

The goal of this project is to develop a framework to evaluate various approaches to Attention Allocation (AA) within the OpenCog Hyperon and PRIMUS architectures. The AA system dynamically allocates cognitive resources to Atoms in the Distributed Atomspace (DAS), and this framework will help assess AA methods based on desired cognitive dynamics. The framework will improve both Probabilistic Logic Networks (PLN) and evolutionary methods like Meta-Optimizing Semantic Evolutionary Search (MOSES), which are critical components of the PRIMUS architecture.

Proposal Description

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New Society Club

Project details

Attachment is All You Need emphasizes the need for a ‘Secure Base’ consistent, reliable, trustworthy sources, and creates a mechanism for efficiency through ‘favouritism’. This is a version of the Pareto principle, which is analogous to the efficiency delivered by the fractal geometry of the human brain (Ieva, 2024). 

 

The currently implemented ECAN model utilises an economised system using Short Term Interest (STI) and Long Term Interest (LTI) currencies, which are allocated to Atoms in the DAS to signify their importance. Building on STI and LTI with a dimension of attachment has the potential for massive social benefit by gently steering awareness to relevant information during a time of information warfare. As a metaphor, modern audiences may know Kim Kardashian because she attracts attention, but they should know Marshall McLuhan because his observations are more relevant now than ever. This is why a model that incorporates concepts of ‘mentorship’ and mimicry is legitimate to assist with helping people lead meaningful lives fostered by mutual understanding.

 

When data hubs are overwhelmed with demands, the AI may pivot to a less desirable but still tolerable alternative. Alternatively, using the AI to ensure the 20% of favoured data are optimised while leaving the others with more allowable noise, ensures protection of the most valuable data resources while providing possible opportunities for new ‘stars’ from the slush pile.

 

Utilising Juergen Muller’s Real Time Memory Discovery method of hierarchical packaging, and treating the AI like a data supply chain, provides the mechanism for energy efficiency in an otherwise intensive design. Muller’s design is applicable in scenarios where products are uniquely identified and read events are stored in read event repositories. His proposed discovery service explicitly includes hierarchical packaging relationships, differentiating it from existing approaches. This innovation allows for a new communication concept between the requestor, discovery service, and read event repositories, minimizing the number of messages exchanged.

 

By using Muller's track and trace mechanism to selectively store key-value pairs related to interactions with the secure base, existing frameworks like SnapKV can help the AI prioritize those interactions, reinforcing the sense of security and trust as a reward in and of itself. This resolves some issues with Markov Decision Processes where rewards are sparse because delayed gratification is possible in this design. In our scenario, using a well-trodden path is rewarding the way a routine is rewarding for the human mind in terms of familiarity, trust, safety, nostalgia, efficiency and predictability. Relentless adaptation and reactive designs are exhausting (energy intensive)–perhaps even for a digital mind. 

 

To avoid bias and ensure tolerant, productive attitudes, we can use insights from The Optimistic Child to regulate negative ‘beliefs’, their attribution (personal vs external), their pervasiveness (across situations specific vs global), and their persistence (across time temporary vs permanent) should be reviewed. Monte Carlo simulations can introduce testing mechanisms for evaluating ‘strangers’ and early hand-holding in attributing accurate blame to events can assist in early development.





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  • Total Milestones

    3

  • Total Budget

    $30,000 USD

  • Last Updated

    3 Dec 2024

Milestone 1 - Recruitment

Description

Recruit team.

Deliverables

Recruit AI researchers at UNSW with capacity to develop the prototype

Budget

$10,000 USD

Success Criterion

1-3 members with expertise in developing AI prototypes

Milestone 2 - Whitepaper

Description

Review of literature and research-based summary of Attachment Is All You Need Model

Deliverables

Whitepaper

Budget

$10,000 USD

Success Criterion

Publication of whitepaper

Milestone 3 - Basic prototype

Description

Design and implement a basic prototype of the application focusing on pattern recognition and emotional tagging.

Deliverables

A functional prototype with a limited set of emotions and interaction scenarios.

Budget

$10,000 USD

Success Criterion

1) Clear definition of an 'intuitive leap' in AI 2) Pinpoint cognitive mechanisms in humans that contribute to intuition 3) Prototype recognises patterns in data and deploys appropriate emotional tags

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Expert Ratings

Reviews & Ratings

Group Expert Rating (Final)

Overall

2.1

  • Compliance with RFP requirements 2.7
  • Solution details and team expertise 2.5
  • Value for money 2.2
  • Expert Review 1

    Overall

    1.0

    • Compliance with RFP requirements 1.0
    • Solution details and team expertise 1.0
    • Value for money 0.0
    Speculative proposal by a non-technical person with no tech people in the team.

    Strong reject! Speculative proposal by a non-technical person who does not even has a team to do the work. Margo also wants to spend one third of budget and time for recruiting talents.

  • Expert Review 2

    Overall

    1.0

    • Compliance with RFP requirements 1.0
    • Solution details and team expertise 1.0
    • Value for money 0.0
    Attention from Attachment theory? Or maybe not?

    Attachment theory usually describes that babies need a bond with their primary caretaker to learn and develop effectively. This proposal as the author writes "Attachment is All You Need emphasizes the need for a ‘Secure Base’ consistent, reliable, trustworthy sources, and creates a mechanism for efficiency through ‘favouritism’.". This makes sense but from there the proposal author delves into odd directions such as chemical aspects, hierarchical packaging, and data hubs, these considerations seem not be compatible with the overall direction of this proposal and the RFP requirements. I would have expected more from a cognitive perspective, e.g. agents favoring more familiar solutions as they have been proven to work in the past, which can have benefits and could affect attention allocation, but this proposal is highly incoherent, hence only 1 star is given.

  • Expert Review 3

    Overall

    3.0

    • Compliance with RFP requirements 3.0
    • Solution details and team expertise 2.0
    • Value for money 0.0
    It's an interesting idea but the technical description is rather tangled and feels only partially sensible/resolved

    This looks interesting and it could be worthwhile to collaborate w the proposer to turn this into a more fleshed out proposal for resubmission at some point. In its current form though this is sketchy and different theories and technical approaches are munged together in ways that seem to only partially make sense. I'm sure it can all be reconciled but I'm not sure putting a cognitive theorist together with a crew of students would suffice here, it seems like more expertise on cognitive architecture and AI dynamics is needed to pull this off...

  • Expert Review 4

    Overall

    3.0

    • Compliance with RFP requirements 5.0
    • Solution details and team expertise 3.0
    • Value for money 0.0
    Proposal about developing a particular attention allocation model.

    My understanding is that this RFP is about developing a framework to evaluate attention allocation, not about a particular attention allocation model (though having particular attention allocation models as test cases is great). So, as interesting as it seems to be, I think that proposal falls somewhat outside of the scope of that RFP.

  • Expert Review 5

    Overall

    2.0

    • Compliance with RFP requirements 4.0
    • Solution details and team expertise 2.0
    • Value for money 0.0
    Proposal too conceptual, lacking in technical depth.

    Proposal too conceptual, lacking in technical depth. This RFP focuses on evaluating approaches to attention allocation within OpenCog Hyperon / PRIMUS architectures, including interactions with PLN and MOSES. Proposal does not provide a clear, actionable framework or path for implementing these systems. The description does not engage directly with DAS or Hyperon elements which are central to this RFP.

  • Expert Review 6

    Overall

    3.0

    • Compliance with RFP requirements 2.0
    • Solution details and team expertise 4.0
    • Value for money 0.0

    Less an evaluation framework requested and more of a suggested addition to the current ECAN design for better performance.

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