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Mapping the NoosphereA semantic engineering perspective

Pierre Lvy, CRC, FRSC

Planetary CollegiumMontreal Summit 2007

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Collective Intelligence

Definition

Collective memory

Coordinated cognitive operations

Dynamic of improvements

The use of intellectual/noetic technologies

Coupled with human development and theexpansion of consciousness

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Digital Memory Architecture

Computer Interconnection between transistors.Computer memory = bits addresses.Operating systems. Applications software

Augmentation of logical and arithmetical processing.

Internet Interconnection between computers.Internet Protocol = information servers addresses.

Routers.Personal computing. Virtual communities. Digitized mediaconvergence.

Interconnection between documents.

URL = http://pages addresses.Search engines, browsers.Global multimedia hypertextual public sphere.

Web

Noosphere Interconnection between significations.

concepts addresses .Semantic computing,multimedia exploration of semantic space.A shared virtual semantic memory. Global collectiveintelligence. Augmentation of interpretation.

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1995

2015

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The Noosphere Conundrum

Finding a concepts addressing system ableto coordinate collective memory

Independent from languages and ontologies,with neither exclusion nor privilege =>

(semantic metadata). Supporting the automation of cognitive

fonctions =>(semantic programming).

Allowing the representation, observation,simulation and enhencement of collectiveintelligence by cyberspace/pervasivecomputing.

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An Architecture for the Noosphere

Generative semantics

Information Economy Meta Language

Semantic Space Semantic addresses

Semantic perspectives

Collective Intelligence

Semantic metadata (values & references onsemantic addresses)

Semantic automata (transformation ofsemantic metadata)

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Linguistics: SignifierScholastics: VoxPeirce: sign foundationHusserl: NoemSemantic addressing Fonction

Linguistics : ReferentScholastics : ResPeirce: ObjectHusserl: Object

Indexing Function

Linguistics: Signified, interpretationScholastics: ConceptusPeirce: InterpreterHusserl: Intentionnality

Evaluation function

Sign

Being

Thing

Pierre Lvy, CRC, Universit dOttawa

Representation

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Semantic Elements

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IEML

25 Events

625 Relations

240.106 Ideas

Root Ideas

Inflected Ideas

1026 Phrases

Performatives Phrases (O source)

Propositional Phrases (M source)

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Events

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Semantic / Noetic Automata

Definition of a semantic automaton

A composition of semantic functions(trajectories, metamorphosis, automatic

ranking, logical functions, set operations,semantic form recognition...) defined onsemantic metadata.

Semantic programming

The design of semantic metadata(variables) should be closely linked withaddressing, valuation and indexingfunctions (operators).

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Planetary Collegium

Noosphere Observatories ?

Collective intelligence (noetic life) can

be represented, observed, supportedand augmented by ecosystems of

semantic automata in semantic space

Artistic R & D: semantic metadata,

automata and transformations can feed

multimedia production programs and

machines

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Collective

Intelligence creationcreation

creation creation

Collective Intelligence Dynamics

aspiration

aspiration

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IEML

25 Events D = {ESo, EDe}

625 Relations R = {DSo, DDe}

240.106 Ideas I = {RSo, RDe, RTr}

Root Ideas = {RSo, RDe} Inflected Ideas = {RSo, RDe, RTr}

1026 Phrases P = {ISo, IDe, ITr}

Performatives Phrases (O source) {So action, De object, Tr actant}

Propositional Phrases (M source) {So subject, De attribute, Tr condition}

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Generative semantics

Semantic flow: {So, De, Tr}

Empty roles

Articulation degrees, semantic product

Elements : {U, A, S, B, T} Semantic colors : {O, M}

Verbal color O = {U, A}

Nominal color M = {S, B, T}

Flows are coloured by their sources Semantic weights : {O1, M2, U1, A2, S3,

B4, T5}

Weights of same degrees can be added

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Semantic Addressing

Semantic Space 3 axis : PSo, PDe, PTr

Semantic Space units are semes, triplescomposed ofSo phrase, De phrase and

Trphrase Semantic perspectives (there are as many

semantic perspectives as strict orders on thephrases of the axes)

Semantic addresses A semantic address is :

a set of semes

a graph of phrases

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Semantic Metadata

Metadata structure

S: Unique Semantic Address

B : Values

Ordinal numbers / ranking functions Cardinal numbers / measurement functions

T : References links toward documents addresses / indexation

functions

Concept : a set of metadata on which afunction is defined

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Semantic functions S* : Addressing functions

Semantic products (matrices)

Semantic transformations (substitutions) Trajectories

Symmetries (So / De / Tr)

Rotation (cycles)

Translation (reversibles

Metamorphosis Operations on sets (union, intersection, difference)

Folding (wraping-compression/ unwraping-decompression)

Other

B* : Valuation functions Automatic ranking

Logical functions (truth) Semantic form recognition

Other arithmetic functions

T* : Indexation functions