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motivation

motivation

7 6.6
An inner goal that guides a robot's actions
  • noun
  • /ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : motivación
  • intrinsic motivation
  • extrinsic motivation
  • effectance motivation

What does the motivation make AI guess?

Examples

  • Providing a variety of activities and challenges during a physical education unit may improve student motivation and fitness scores.

    Academic text (2011)

  • You get the nutrition program for free, and you also get six weeks of mindset and motivation talks for me for free.

  • For many students, real-life data analysis and interpretation activities cultivate intrinsic motivation and sustained attention to the task.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In artificial intelligence, motivation is crucial as it guides an agent's actions toward specific goals.

  • The robot's motivation was programmed to prioritize tasks that maximize efficiency and minimize energy consumption.

  • Understanding how motivation influences robotic behavior can enhance the design of autonomous systems.

Synonyms

interest
vsmotivation
669 2.3

A reason for doing something to help someone

is a general internal force not only a self seeking reason
motive
vsmotivation
621 3.0

A reason, often hidden, that makes someone do something

is a broader internal objective not only one hidden reason
incentive
vsmotivation
439 3.9

A thing that makes a person want to do something, often a reward

is an internal guiding objective not an outside encouragement
drive
vsmotivation
190 3.4

A strong desire or energy to do something

is a guiding internal objective that may be less intense
reward
vsmotivation
  • Specialized
41 5.3

A number given to a robot or computer to show how good an action is

is a broader internal force that includes objectives beyond numeric signals
motivator
vsmotivation
35 4.0

A person or thing that makes people want to do something

is an internal guiding objective rather than an external source

Antonyms

disinterest
5 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

How Motivating

drive
190 3.4
motivation
  • Specialized
7 6.6
reward
  • Specialized
41 5.3
goal
∞ 1.0
directive
1 5.9

Surface Forms

motivation singular
motivations plural

Morphology

motivation = motivate (transparent) = motivate + ion

Built from 'motivate' + '-ion'; the technical extension to artificial agents is a domain-specific application of the same 'drive/reason' sense, so morphology remains clear.

Etymology

Motivation comes from the old Latin word movere, 'to move', and shares its root with motor and motive. In AI and robots, motivation is like an inner 'motor' or reward that 'pushes' a program or robot to choose actions, so it is the internal reason that guides what the agent does.