sub-symbolic systems

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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Sub-symbolic systems are those which use low-level representations such as the weights in a neural newtworks or the artificial insects in swarm computing. One could argue that there is still digital symbol manipulation when they execute, but not at a recognisable level. In contrast symbolic systems use symbols such as names, places, and concepts whch are manipulated by explicit rules.

Used in Chap. 1: pages 2, 3, 6, 7; Chap. 2: page 20; Chap. 6: page 93; Chap. 18: pages 302, 303; Chap. 21: page 352

Also known as sub-symbolic, sub-symbolic AI