Abstract
Learning by reading requires integrating several strands of AI research. We describe a prototype system, Learning Reader, which combines natural language processing, a large-scale knowledge base, and analogical processing to learn by reading simplified language texts. We outline the architecture of Learning Reader and some of system-level results, then explain how these results arise from the components. Specifically, we describe the design, implementation, and performance characteristics of a natural language understanding model (DMAP) that is tightly coupled to a knowledge base three orders of magnitude larger than previous attempts. We show that knowing the kinds of questions being asked and what might be learned can help provide more relevant, efficient reasoning. Finally, we show that analogical processing provides a means of generating useful new questions and conjectures when the system ruminates off-line about what it has read.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | AAAI-07/IAAI-07 Proceedings |
Subtitle of host publication | 22nd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 19th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference |
Pages | 1542-1547 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 2 |
State | Published - Nov 28 2007 |
Event | AAAI-07/IAAI-07 Proceedings: 22nd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 19th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference - Vancouver, BC, Canada Duration: Jul 22 2007 → Jul 26 2007 |
Other
Other | AAAI-07/IAAI-07 Proceedings: 22nd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 19th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference |
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Country | Canada |
City | Vancouver, BC |
Period | 7/22/07 → 7/26/07 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Artificial Intelligence