Explanation as a Primary Task in Problem Solving

Michael R. Wick; Michael R. Wick

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Explanation as a Primary Task in Problem Solving

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Abstract: This article summarizes the author's perspective on the discussions that occurred at the Workshop on Explanation and Problem Solving held during the Thirteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence*. Motivated by those discussions, the article argues for the promotion of expert system explanation from a secondary task, used mainly for communication, to a primary task that is tightly integrated with the domain problem solving of the expert system.
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Michael R. Wick. 1994. Explanation as a Primary Task in Problem Solving. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 9:6627 doi: 10.1017/S0269888900006627

Michael R. Wick. 1994. Explanation as a Primary Task in Problem Solving. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 9:6627 doi: 10.1017/S0269888900006627

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