Thinking Faster and Slower: An Agent’s Cognitive Repertoire

Abstract

This work examines the limitations of artificial intelligence inspired by dual-process models—those that sharply divide cognition into fast, intuitive processes and slow, deliberative ones. In response, we propose an alternative framework that introduces a component for cognitive systems capable of representing a continuum of mental activity; the cognitive repertoire. Rather than relying on rigidly separated systems, we allow for faster and slower activity to operate in parallel on different time scales, providing fluid, context-sensitive behavior.

Publication
Proceedings of 7th International Workshop on Agent-Based Modelling of Human Behaviour (ABMHuB'25). online