Doc. Ing. Z. Zdráhal, CSc.

• history:

• 1957 artificial intelligence, Herbert Simon: “Machines already think, learn, and create.” (e.g. Advice Taker)

• 1969 expert systems (DENDRAL)

• 1984 Cyc project – huge knowledge base

• semantic web requires definition of terms

• ontology

  • what is the essence of things, categorisation...
  • back to philosophy... 5th century B.C.
    • Aristotle: Truth, Beauty, Virtue, and Justice
    • Socrates: ten categories

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