1WHEN DOES A BIZARRE SYSTEM HAVE THE FEELING OF KNOWING?

Can an instrument tell whether a process “feels right? ” No such instrument has ever been constructed. Nevertheless, there is no fundamental reason to suppose that it cannot be done. It is expected that cognition will be one of the breakthroughs in computer science in the near future. INTRODUCTION: PATTERN RECOGNITION VS. COGNITION It is expected that man-made cognitive systems will be one of the major technological breakthroughs in the next 10 to 20 years. Indeed, instrumentation systems based on cognitive principles would lead to a revolution in sensing and control. Such an instrument would tell whether or not a process “feels right. ” This is a capability that would dramaticall