expert system

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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An expert system is piece of software designed to embody some elements of expert knowledge and reasoning in order to aid or act as substiture for an expert. For example, an expert system might embody diagnostic knowledge of rare diseases that can be used to advise a doctor.

Used in Chap. 1: page 6; Chap. 2: page 23; Chap. 3: pages 25, 28, 29; Chap. 5: page 59; Chap. 6: page 85; Chap. 14: page 217; Chap. 18: page 271; Chap. 19: page 309; Chap. 20: page 316; Chap. 21: pages 330, 331, 337; Chap. 22: page 345; Chap. 23: pages 362, 364

Different forms of expert involvement.

Expert system capturing and applying knowledge

Hybrid expert system incorporating machine learning guided by human expertise.

Typical expert system architecture