Intro to this Repo

This is the main public repo for the ACE (Autonomous Cognitive Entity) repository.

If you're looking for the main ACE Framework documentation, it is available here: https://github.com/daveshap/ACE_Framework/blob/main/ACE_Framework.md

Participation

Please check out the following files and locations for more details about participation:

1. Contributing: https://github.com/daveshap/ACE_Framework/blob/main/contributing.md
   • This page will be updated with the best ways to contribute
2. Agile: https://github.com/daveshap/ACE_Framework/blob/main/agile.md
   • This is the overall roadmap and organizational document
3. Discussions: https://github.com/daveshap/ACE_Framework/discussions
   • Jump into the discussions!

Projects

There are many possible implementations of the ACE Framework. Rather than detail every possible permutation, here is a list of categories that we perceive as likely and viable.

1. Personal Assistant and/or Companion
   • This is a self-contained version of ACE that is intended to interact with one user.
   • Think of Cortana from HALO, Samantha from HER, or Joi from Blade Runner 2049. (yes, we recognize these are all sexualized female avatars)
   • The idea would be to create something that is effectively a personal Executive Assistant that is able to coordinate, plan, research, and solve problems for you.
   • This could be deployed on mobile, smart home devices, laptops, or web sites.
2. Game World NPC's
   • This is a kind of game character that has their own personality, motivations, agenda, and objectives. Furthermore, they would have their own unique memories.
   • This can give NPCs a much more realistic ability to pursue their own objectives, which should make game experiences much more dynamic and unpredictable, thus raising novelty.
   • These can be adapted to 2D or 3D game engines such as PyGame, Unity, or Unreal.
3. Autonomous Employee
   • This is a version of the ACE that is meant to carry out meaningful and productive work inside a corporation.
   • Whether this is a digital CSR or backoffice worker depends on the deployment.
   • It could also be a "digital team member" that primarily interacts via Discord, Slack, or Microsoft Teams.
4. Embodied Robot
   • The ACE Framework is ideal to create self-contained, autonomous machines.
   • Whether they are domestic aid robots or something like WALL-E