UBC

Our program provides students with a thorough understanding of the systems that support intelligence in humans and other animals. We also train students in the techniques that can be used to support cognition in artificial systems, such as robots and various forms of AI. We study the philosophical and psychological principles that lie behind the latest progress in our attempts to understand minds and languages scientifically. We inquire into the challenges and opportunities for using computational technology to design new forms of intelligence. And we ask how best to design systems that can enable different forms of intelligent agents to interact, in ways that are safe, ethical, productive, and rewarding... The mission of the Cognitive Systems Program is to equip students with the skills and experience needed to understand thinking, and the systems in which thinking takes place, by training them in the theory and practice of computer science, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology...

Primary location: Vancouver Canada