A Framework for Representing Knowledge

Abstract

A partial theory is presented of thinking, combining a number of classical and modern concepts from psychology, linguistics, and AI. In a new situation one selects from memory a structure called a frame: a remembered framework to be adapted to fit reality by changing details as necessary, and a data-structure for representing a stereotyped situation. Attached to each frame are several kinds of information -- how to use the frame, what one can expect to happen next, and what to do if these expectations are not confirmed. The report discusses collections of related frames that are linked together into frame-systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA011168

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  • Marvin Minsky

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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