AI for Behavioural Science

AI for Behavioural Science
Author: Stuart Mills
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2022-12-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1000831256

This book is a concise introduction to emerging concepts and ideas found at the intersection of contemporary behavioural science and artificial intelligence. The book explores how these disciplines interact, change, and adapt to one another and what the implications of such an interaction are for practice and society. AI for Behavioural Science book begins by exploring the field of machine behaviour, which advocates using behavioural science to investigate artificial intelligence. This perspective is built upon to develop a framework of terminology that treats humans and machines as comparable entities possessing their own motive power. From here, the notion of artificial intelligence systems becoming choice architects is explored through a series of reconceptualisations. The architecting of choices is reconceptualised as a process of selection from a set of choice architectural designs, while human behaviour is reconceptualised in terms of probabilistic outcomes. The material difference between the so-called "manual nudging" and "automatic nudging" (or hypernudging) is then explored. The book concludes with a discussion of who is responsible for autonomous choice architects.

Artificial Intelligence in Behavioral and Mental Health Care

Artificial Intelligence in Behavioral and Mental Health Care
Author: David D. Luxton
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2015-09-10
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0128007923

Artificial Intelligence in Behavioral and Mental Health Care summarizes recent advances in artificial intelligence as it applies to mental health clinical practice. Each chapter provides a technical description of the advance, review of application in clinical practice, and empirical data on clinical efficacy. In addition, each chapter includes a discussion of practical issues in clinical settings, ethical considerations, and limitations of use. The book encompasses AI based advances in decision-making, in assessment and treatment, in providing education to clients, robot assisted task completion, and the use of AI for research and data gathering. This book will be of use to mental health practitioners interested in learning about, or incorporating AI advances into their practice and for researchers interested in a comprehensive review of these advances in one source. - Summarizes AI advances for use in mental health practice - Includes advances in AI based decision-making and consultation - Describes AI applications for assessment and treatment - Details AI advances in robots for clinical settings - Provides empirical data on clinical efficacy - Explores practical issues of use in clinical settings

Behavioral Mathematics for Game AI

Behavioral Mathematics for Game AI
Author: Dave Mark
Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781584506843

Human behavior is never an exact science, making the design and programming of artificial intelligence that seeks to replicate human behavior difficult. Usually, the answers cannot be found in sterile algorithms that are often the focus of artificial intelligence programming. However, by analyzing why people behave the way we do, we can break down the process into increasingly smaller components. We can model many of those individual components in the language of logic and mathematics and then reassemble them into larger, more involved decision-making processes. Drawing from classical game theory, "Behavioral Mathematics for Game AI" covers both the psychological foundations of human decisions and the mathematical modeling techniques that AI designers and programmers can use to replicate them. With examples from both real life and game situations, you'll explore topics such as utility, the fallacy of rational behavior, and the inconsistencies and contradictions that human behavior often exhibits. You'll examine various ways of using statistics, formulas, and algorithms to create believable simulations and to model these dynamic, realistic, and interesting behaviors in video games. Finally, you'll be introduced to a number of tools you can use in conjunction with standard AI algorithms to make it easier to utilize the mathematical models.

Artificial Intelligence: A New Synthesis

Artificial Intelligence: A New Synthesis
Author: Nils J. Nilsson
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 536
Release: 1998-04-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0080948340

Intelligent agents are employed as the central characters in this introductory text. Beginning with elementary reactive agents, Nilsson gradually increases their cognitive horsepower to illustrate the most important and lasting ideas in AI. Neural networks, genetic programming, computer vision, heuristic search, knowledge representation and reasoning, Bayes networks, planning, and language understanding are each revealed through the growing capabilities of these agents. A distinguishing feature of this text is in its evolutionary approach to the study of AI. This book provides a refreshing and motivating synthesis of the field by one of AI's master expositors and leading researches. - An evolutionary approach provides a unifying theme - Thorough coverage of important AI ideas, old and new - Frequent use of examples and illustrative diagrams - Extensive coverage of machine learning methods throughout the text - Citations to over 500 references - Comprehensive index

AI for Behavioural Science

AI for Behavioural Science
Author: Stuart Mills (Economist)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781003203315

"Artificial Intelligence for Behavioural Science is a concise introduction to emerging concepts and ideas found at the intersection of contemporary behavioural science and artificial intelligence. The book explores how these disciplines interact, change and adapt to one another, and what the implications of such an interaction are for practice and society. The book begins by exploring the field of machine behaviour, which advocates using behavioural science to investigate artificial intelligence. This perspective is built upon to develop a framework of terminology which treats humans and machines as comparable entities possessive of their own motive power. From here, the notion of artificial intelligence systems becoming choice architects is explored through a series of reconceptualisations. The architecting of choices is reconceptualised as a process of selection from a set of choice architectural designs, while human behaviour is reconceptualised in terms of probabilistic outcomes. The material difference between so-called 'manual nudging' and 'automatic nudging' (or hypernudging) is then explored. The book concludes with a discussion of who is responsible for autonomous choice architects. Stuart Mills is a behavioural economist with a background in economics and political economy. His research focuses on nudge theory, personalisation, and digital economy. He is interested in the intersection of technology, data and behavioural science within public policy and finance, as well as the wider political economy implications"--

Kizzi Talks about Behavioural Science in Marketing

Kizzi Talks about Behavioural Science in Marketing
Author: Kizzi Nkwocha
Publisher: Athena Publishing
Total Pages: 236
Release:
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Kizzi Talks about Behavioural Science in Marketing is a groundbreaking book that empowers marketing professionals to harness the power of Behavioural Science and revolutionize their marketing strategies. In this highly informative and inspiring guide, Kizzi, creator Business Game Changer Magazine, explores the vast potential of incorporating Behavioural Science principles into the realm of marketing. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book is tailored specifically for marketing professionals who are seeking to enhance their understanding of human behavior and leverage it to drive impactful marketing campaigns. Unlike other technical texts, Kizzi Talks about Behavioural Science in Marketing presents complex concepts without unnecessary jargon, making it a valuable resource for marketers at any level of expertise. With an unwavering focus on practical application, the book delves into the core scientific principles that underpin Behavioural Science, providing concrete examples from the business world. Readers will gain insights into key concepts such as social proof, cognitive biases, decision-making processes, and emotional triggers, and how these principles can be integrated seamlessly into marketing strategies. Through captivating stories, relatable anecdotes, and real-world case studies, Kizzi illuminates the transformative potential of Behavioural Science in marketing. Readers will learn how to craft compelling narratives, design persuasive messaging, optimize customer experiences, and drive consumer behavior in ways that resonate deeply with their target audience.

Behavior Trees in Robotics and AI

Behavior Trees in Robotics and AI
Author: Michele Colledanchise
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2018-07-20
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0429950896

Behavior Trees (BTs) provide a way to structure the behavior of an artificial agent such as a robot or a non-player character in a computer game. Traditional design methods, such as finite state machines, are known to produce brittle behaviors when complexity increases, making it very hard to add features without breaking existing functionality. BTs were created to address this very problem, and enables the creation of systems that are both modular and reactive. Behavior Trees in Robotics and AI: An Introduction provides a broad introduction as well as an in-depth exploration of the topic, and is the first comprehensive book on the use of BTs. This book introduces the subject of BTs from simple topics, such as semantics and design principles, to complex topics, such as learning and task planning. For each topic, the authors provide a set of examples, ranging from simple illustrations to realistic complex behaviors, to enable the reader to successfully combine theory with practice. Starting with an introduction to BTs, the book then describes how BTs relate to, and in many cases, generalize earlier switching structures, or control architectures. These ideas are then used as a foundation for a set of efficient and easy to use design principles. The book then presents a set of important extensions and provides a set of tools for formally analyzing these extensions using a state space formulation of BTs. With the new analysis tools, the book then formalizes the descriptions of how BTs generalize earlier approaches and shows how BTs can be automatically generated using planning and learning. The final part of the book provides an extended set of tools to capture the behavior of Stochastic BTs, where the outcomes of actions are described by probabilities. These tools enable the computation of both success probabilities and time to completion. This book targets a broad audience, including both students and professionals interested in modeling complex behaviors for robots, game characters, or other AI agents. Readers can choose at which depth and pace they want to learn the subject, depending on their needs and background.

ABC of Behaviour Change Theories

ABC of Behaviour Change Theories
Author: Susan Michie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2014-05-31
Genre: Behavior modification
ISBN: 9781912141012

This book aims to facilitate the task of reviewing and selecting relevant theories to inform the design of behaviour change interventions and policies. The main goal is to provide on accessible source of potentially useful theories from a range of disciplines beyond those usually considered. It also provides on opportunity to analyse brood issues around the use of theory in the design of behaviour change interventions and examine areas where there is scope for improvement.

Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine E-Book

Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine E-Book
Author: Beth Alder
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2011-11-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0702048208

This textbook in the Illustrated Colour Text series offers an integrated treatment of sociology and psychology for medical students. It is presented in a much more colourful and graphic format than is usual for books on these two subjects. This integration reflects the tendency to teach these two subjects together as “behavioural science , with an increased stress on the place of medicine in society, and on illness as a product of psychological and social circumstances rather than merely a biological phenomenon. The book reflects these trends and has been successful and popular with students. An integrated treatment of psychology and sociology for medical students - in line with the trend towards teaching these subjects as “behavioural sciences“. Use of case studies and Stop/Think boxes encourages critical thinking and discussion. Graphic Illustrated Colour Text presentation style enlivens a subject which most medical students are not keen on. This third edition contains a new introduction on the importance and key features of the biopsychosocial model and additional double-page spreads on International Health and Rural Health.