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Computers that interact with complex systems-for example in building automation-are facing the challenge of having to cope with vast amounts of data. Furthermore, the control systems have to be able to process data within real-time constraints. Classical Artificial Intelligence is not able to provide an appropriate solution yet. The provided algorithms used for isolated tasks can hardly be integrated into a larger, more capable all-purpose system as needed for dealing with complex systems. Opposed to classical approaches in Artificial Intelligence, a novel, bionic approach is followed: The metapsychology-a model of the human psyche defined by psychoanalysis-is examined regarding its technical feasibility. This book describes such a model with focus on the interaction of the psychoanalytic instance Id with the body of the agent.

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The author lives in Vienna. Since 2005 he works at the Vienna University of Technology and participates in various research projects. The main focus of his scientific work is on control architectures in context of autonomous agents.

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