CSSE 413: Day 12

Outline

• Closed-World assumption
• Knowledge engineering
• Semantic networks
• An example semantic network: WordNet
• Conceptual graphs
• Semantic web technology: RDF/S
• CYC
• Commonsense knowledge
• Stories and events
• Scripts

Materials

• Slides for semantic networks
• Paper proposing Semantic networks by John Sowa.
• Slides on Conceptual graphs
• Slides on RDF/S
• Slides of examples from prior presentation
• The CYC project
• Slides on Scripts
• If you want to have a look at a very concise exposition of what Computers are, consider reading John Haugeland's book "Artificial Intelligence - The Very Idea." Focus on chapters 2 and 3. His is a very concise and easily understood exposition.

Assignments

• Day 14, BC: Review the paper Minds, Brains and Programs by John Searle. Please use the following review guidelines and submit your review to the appropriate drop box on Angel.