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Representing Knowledge in Different Contexts
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30:28 - 40:27 (09:58)

The representation language used to encode knowledge needs to be expressive enough to capture various contexts in which things can be true or false based on geographical or belief-system differences, time frames, and levels of abstraction.

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This episode discusses the challenges in representing knowledge, such as issues around truth and consistency, and the need for an expressive language.
30:28 - 33:35 (03:06)
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Knowledge Representation
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This episode discusses the challenges in representing knowledge, such as issues around truth and consistency, and the need for an expressive language. Analogy is made to how the surface of the earth is globally spherical but the way we interact with it is as if it's flat.

Chapter
Representing Knowledge in Different Contexts
Episode
#221 – Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The incorporation of context as a first-class object in AI systems can help it reason and talk about various sub-contexts the same way it reasons about people, objects or events.
33:35 - 36:51 (03:15)
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AI
Summary

The incorporation of context as a first-class object in AI systems can help it reason and talk about various sub-contexts the same way it reasons about people, objects or events. This approach can improve the system's knowledge base and the way it processes data.

Chapter
Representing Knowledge in Different Contexts
Episode
#221 – Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Psych is a natural language processing tool that uses rules of thumb and usual references to access and make sense of the vast amount of data available on the internet.
36:51 - 40:27 (03:35)
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Natural Language Processing
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Psych is a natural language processing tool that uses rules of thumb and usual references to access and make sense of the vast amount of data available on the internet. It has the ability to access different sources of facts, including Wiki data and Wikipedia articles.

Chapter
Representing Knowledge in Different Contexts
Episode
#221 – Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast