Conclusion

• Take Home Points
  1. Rule Based Systems consist mainly of:
     an Inference Engine, which is the same for different rule bases;
     a Knowledge Base (rules and working memory):
     and a UI.
  2. The inference engine runs through a recognise and act cycle.
  3. Rule Based Systems are formally as powerful as structured programming, less organised, but easier to use and understand
  4. It's easy to get explanatory powers from a Rule Based System by showing the rules that were applied
• Reading: For this week is Brachman and Levesque Chpt 6.
• Reading: for next week is Russell and Norvig 373-386 (the Planning Chapter sections 1 and 2).