Toward Direct Access Intelligence Systems
Abstract
In contrast to conventional so called 'Information Storage and Retrieval Systems' which de facto store indexed documents (the data base) which upon retrieval may or may not contain the information needed by the querier who is to address such systems through highly restricted and artificial indexing languages, this project aims at the development of a data base which organizes the intelligence stored in a machine such that the desired knowledge is directly accessible to the user through a man-machine dialogue in the user's natural language. The feasibility of this approach to direct access intelligence systems (DAIS) is strongly indicated by recent results obtained by various investigators in the development of relational data structures and interacting machine programs which permit computing in the semantic domain, and in logic, theory and experimental studies of cognitive processes in living organisms. Consequently, it was proposed to continue and to complete the research and development of the conceptual, theoretical and technological foundations for the development of machine intelligence systems with direct access to a user's desired knowledge via a man-machine dialogue in the user's natural language.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 15, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0718062
Entities
People
- Heinz Von Foerster
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign