jfdixon

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   by jfdixon 12y ago

   A modified version of the Cyc inference engine was used in the initial development of LarKC[1]. [1] http://videolectures.net/coinactivess2010_witbrock_lkc/
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   by jfdixon 12y ago

   Xanadu is an unfair comparison. Cyc is deployed in real world applications[1][2]. [1] http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases/ClevelandClin... [2] http://videolectures.net/coi
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   by jfdixon 12y ago

   > Isn't Freebase.com his project as well? No, that was Danny Hillis. Freebase was purchased by Google and became the core of what is now known as the Google Knowledge Graph. Interestingly, Ramanathan Guha[1] was originally involved
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   by jfdixon 12y ago

   At its core, Cyc is a logical system based on nth order predicate calculus . However, it is able to leverage other AI techniques to populate its knowledge base.
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   by jfdixon 12y ago

   I am not surprised by your results. However, the system is more robust than your experience would indicate. OpenCyc is a subset of ResearchCyc, which itself is a subset of (Full)Cyc. OpenCyc is primarily used for mapping between ontologies.
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   by jfdixon 13y ago

   AI pioneer James Albus proposed a novel wealth redistribution scheme he called Peoples' Capitalism. http://www.peoplescapitalism.org