Human and Computer Symbiosis (HCS)
Abstract
The Human and Computer Symbiosis (HCS) program will develop technology for computers to find and use human sources of information. HCS technology will enable computers to identify when they lack necessary information, generate and send texts containing questions to identified collaborators, and integrate and learn from the replies. Because some questions can be answered only by subject matter experts, collaborators will be asked to answer a question if they can and otherwise to forward the question. Tracking these exchanges will enable the computer to learn to send questions directly to the right subject matter experts in the future. As knowledge is acquired, some computers will specialize and become subject matter experts themselves while other computers will become directories of experts that can provide guidance about where to find knowledge. When enough computers have compiled enough knowledge, humans will start to access them by the same mechanism that the computers use: by asking questions. A major technical challenge concerns the formalism in which questions and answers are posed. Human languages will be adequate for some questions, but sometimes mathematics or pictures or other formalisms will be required.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 2ce8b69bd4e61295b63f895501c9aeb7