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Extended Goal Recognition: Lessons from Magic.

Peta Masters¹, Wally Smith¹, Michael Kirley¹

¹School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence

|December 6, 2021

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The science of magic reveals predictable human cognitive fallibility, informing goal recognition models. This research shows how magicians exploit these predictable errors to shape audience perception and understanding.

Keywords:

SOMA deception goal recognition magic planning reasoning

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Psychology
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

The "science of magic" offers insights into human perception and cognition.
Goal recognition is crucial for human-aware planning, involving predicting observer understanding of actions.
Magicians expertly leverage predictable human cognitive fallibility to guide audience expectations.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore established principles from the science of magic.
To recontextualize and build upon a model of extended goal recognition using these principles.
To demonstrate how incidental behaviors influence human memory and belief.

Main Methods:

Incorporating aspects of human cognition into a standard goal recognition model.
Analyzing magicians' techniques for predictable audience interpretation.
Empirically demonstrating principles of human fallibility in perception and memory.

Main Results:

Not all observable phenomena are noticed, encoded, or remembered indefinitely.
Incidental and apparently incidental behaviors significantly influence human memory and belief.
Magic principles provide a framework for understanding predictable errors in human sense-making.

Conclusions:

Magic offers a practical demonstration of goal recognition and human cognitive fallibility.
Extended goal recognition models can be informed by the science of magic.
Understanding these principles sheds light on phenomena like the persistence of conspiracy theories.