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Abstract In this chapter we provide an overview of probabilistic logic networks (PLN), including our motivations for developing PLN and the guiding principles underlying PLN. We discuss foundational choices we made, introduce PLN knowledge representation, and briefly introduce inference rules and truth-values. We also place PLN in context with other approaches to uncertain inference. 1.1 Motivations This book presents Probabilistic Logic Networks (PLN), a systematic and pragmatic framework for computationally carrying out uncertain reasoning – r- soning about uncertain data, and/or reasoning involving uncertain conclusions. We begin with a few comments about why we believe this is such an interesting and important domain of investigation. First of all, we hold to a philosophical perspective in which “reasoning” – properly understood – plays a central role in cognitive activity. We realize that other perspectives exist; in particular, logical reasoning is sometimes construed as a special kind of cognition that humans carry out only occasionally, as a deviation from their usual (intuitive, emotional, pragmatic, sensorimotor, etc.) modes of thought. However, we consider this alternative view to be valid only according to a very limited definition of “logic.” Construed properly, we suggest, logical reasoning may be understood as the basic framework underlying all forms of cognition, including those conventionally thought of as illogical and irrational.

Abstract In this chapter we provide an overview of probabilistic logic networks (PLN), including our motivations for developing PLN and the guiding principles underlying PLN. We discuss foundational choices we made, introduce PLN knowledge representation, and briefly introduce inference rules and truth-values. We also place PLN in context with other approaches to uncertain inference. 1.1 Motivations This book presents Probabilistic Logic Networks (PLN), a systematic and pragmatic framework for computationally carrying out uncertain reasoning – r- soning about uncertain data, and/or reasoning involving uncertain conclusions. We begin with a few comments about why we believe this is such an interesting and important domain of investigation. First of all, we hold to a philosophical perspective in which “reasoning” – properly understood – plays a central role in cognitive activity. We realize that other perspectives exist; in particular, logical reasoning is sometimes construed as a special kind of cognition that humans carry out only occasionally, as a deviation from their usual (intuitive, emotional, pragmatic, sensorimotor, etc.) modes of thought. However, we consider this alternative view to be valid only according to a very limited definition of “logic.” Construed properly, we suggest, logical reasoning may be understood as the basic framework underlying all forms of cognition, including those conventionally thought of as illogical and irrational.

Abstract In this chapter we provide an overview of probabilistic logic networks (PLN), including our motivations for developing PLN and the guiding principles underlying PLN. We discuss foundational choices we made, introduce PLN knowledge representation, and briefly introduce inference rules and truth-values. We also place PLN in context with other approaches to uncertain inference. 1.1 Motivations This book presents Probabilistic Logic Networks (PLN), a systematic and pragmatic framework for computationally carrying out uncertain reasoning – r- soning about uncertain data, and/or reasoning involving uncertain conclusions. We begin with a few comments about why we believe this is such an interesting and important domain of investigation. First of all, we hold to a philosophical perspective in which “reasoning” – properly understood – plays a central role in cognitive activity. We realize that other perspectives exist; in particular, logical reasoning is sometimes construed as a special kind of cognition that humans carry out only occasionally, as a deviation from their usual (intuitive, emotional, pragmatic, sensorimotor, etc.) modes of thought. However, we consider this alternative view to be valid only according to a very limited definition of “logic.” Construed properly, we suggest, logical reasoning may be understood as the basic framework underlying all forms of cognition, including those conventionally thought of as illogical and irrational.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2019, held in Shenzhen, China, in August 2019. The 16 full papers and 5 poster papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. The papers are covering AGI architectures, discussing mathematical foundations, philosophical foundations, safety and ethics, and developing ideas from neuroscience and cognitive science.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2021, held as a hybrid event in San Francisco, CA, USA, in October 2021.The 36 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers cover topics from foundations of AGI, to AGI approaches and AGI ethics, to the roles of systems biology, goal generation, and learning systems, and so much more.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2021, held as a hybrid event in San Francisco, CA, USA, in October 2021.

The 36 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers cover topics from foundations of AGI, to AGI approaches and AGI ethics, to the roles of systems biology, goal generation, and learning systems, and so much more.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2025, held in Reykjavic, Iceland in August 2025.The 72 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 179 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: novel learning algorithms, reasoning systems, theoretical neurobiology and bio-inspired systems, quantum computing, theories of machine consciousness, ethics,safety, formal mathematical foundations and philosophy of AGI.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2025, held in Reykjavic, Iceland in August 2025.The 72 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 179 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: novel learning algorithms, reasoning systems, theoretical neurobiology and bio-inspired systems, quantum computing, theories of machine consciousness, ethics,safety, formal mathematical foundations and philosophy of AGI.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2025, held in Reykjavic, Iceland in August 2025.The 72 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 179 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: novel learning algorithms, reasoning systems, theoretical neurobiology and bio-inspired systems, quantum computing, theories of machine consciousness, ethics,safety, formal mathematical foundations and philosophy of AGI.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2025, held in Reykjavic, Iceland in August 2025.The 72 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 179 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: novel learning algorithms, reasoning systems, theoretical neurobiology and bio-inspired systems, quantum computing, theories of machine consciousness, ethics,safety, formal mathematical foundations and philosophy of AGI.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2026, held in San Francisco, CA, USA in July 27–30, 2026.The 60 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 167 submissions.A theme emerges from the accepted papers: Searching for a fundamental structure of AGI, via embodied forms and epistemic foundations. In these proceedings you will find deep explorations into the fundamental structure of organizing information, how old architectural assumptions should be thrown out the window, and an explosion in the diversity of approaches to building generally intelligent systems.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2026, held in San Francisco, CA, USA in July 27–30, 2026.The 60 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 167 submissions.A theme emerges from the accepted papers: Searching for a fundamental structure of AGI, via embodied forms and epistemic foundations. In these proceedings you will find deep explorations into the fundamental structure of organizing information, how old architectural assumptions should be thrown out the window, and an explosion in the diversity of approaches to building generally intelligent systems.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2026, held in San Francisco, CA, USA in July 27–30, 2026.The 60 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 167 submissions.A theme emerges from the accepted papers: Searching for a fundamental structure of AGI, via embodied forms and epistemic foundations. In these proceedings you will find deep explorations into the fundamental structure of organizing information, how old architectural assumptions should be thrown out the window, and an explosion in the diversity of approaches to building generally intelligent systems.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2018, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in August 2018. The 19 regular papers and 10 poster papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. The conference encourage interdisciplinary research based on different understandings of intelligence, and exploring different approaches. As the AI field becomes increasingly commercialized and well accepted, maintaining and emphasizing a coherent focus on the AGI goals at the heart of the field remains more critical than ever.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2012, held in Oxford, UK, in December 2012. The 34 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited keynote lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The papers are written by leading scientists involved in research and development of AI systems possessing general intelligence at the human level and beyond; with a special focus on humanoid robotics and AGI, cognitive robotics, creativity and AGI, the future evolution of advanced AGIs, and the dynamics of AGI goal systems.