Why Use a Unified Knowledge Representation?

In a unified knowledge representation, data, information and knowledge are all represented in a single formalism. A unified knowledge representation based on “items” is described. Items contain two classes of constraints that apply equally to knowledge and to data. Items are compared to an if-then, or rule-based, knowledge representation. Simple chunks of knowledge that can only be represented by a number of rules are represented as

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2001
• Where: IEAAIE
• Authors: John K. Debenham
• Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, IEAAIE 2001, Single Formalism, Unified Knowledge Representation