symbolic systems

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

Symbolic systems use symbols such as names, places, and concepts whch are manipulated by explicit rules. In contrast subsymbolic systems, such as neural networks use low-level representations such as the weights between nodes.

Used in Chap. 1: pages 2, 7; Chap. 6: page 85; Chap. 20: page 316; Chap. 21: page 331

Also known as symbolic AI