Proceedings of the IEEE

Natural language interactions with artificial experts

Tim Finin, Aravind K. Joshi, and Bonnie Webber

June 30, 1986

The aim of this paper is to justify why Natural Language (NL) interaction, of a very rich functionality, is critical to the effective use of Expert Systems and to describe what is needed and what has been done to support such interaction. Interactive functions discussed here include defining terms, paraphrasing, correcting misconceptions, avoiding misconceptions, and modifying questions.

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Tags: expert systems, human language technology, natural language processing

Type: Article

Volume: 74

Number: 7

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