The definitional method and simplicity in knowledge based tools

Author

Tychonievich, Louis ; Bolling, Richard ; Margrave, Geoffrey ; Daniels, Mark

Author_Institution

Wang Labs. Inc., Lowell, MA, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

6-10 Mar 1989

Firstpage

101

Lastpage

105

Abstract

An expert system development tool is under development that is designed for users with limited expertise in expert system technology who wish to develop applications without assistance from AI specialists. The tool´s underlying paradigm, the definitional method, is a structured knowledge representation formalism. Users introduce knowledge by engaging in a socratic dialog with the system, where knowledge is described by providing definitions for terms. The inferencing strategy is straightforward and does not require a user to be concerned with resolution strategies when developing an expert system application. An explanation of this approach is provided, and a comparison of the approach with traditional expert system development methods is made

Keywords

expert systems; inference mechanisms; knowledge acquisition; knowledge representation; software tools; definitional method; expert system development tool; inferencing; knowledge acquisition; knowledge based tools; socratic dialog; software tools; structured knowledge representation formalism; Artificial intelligence; Expert systems; History; Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge based systems; Knowledge representation; Laboratories; Product development; Production; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Artificial Intelligence Applications, 1989. Proceedings., Fifth Conference on

Conference_Location

Miami, FL

Print_ISBN

0-8186-1902-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CAIA.1989.49142

Filename

49142