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Explanation as a Primary Task in Problem Solving

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2009

Michael R. Wick
Michael R. Wick
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Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004, USA
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Abstract

This article summarizes the author's perspective on the discussions that occurred at the Workshop on Explanation and Problem Solving held during the Thirteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence*. Motivated by those discussions, the article argues for the promotion of expert system explanation from a secondary task, used mainly for communication, to a primary task that is tightly integrated with the domain problem solving of the expert system.

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Research Article
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The Knowledge Engineering Review , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , March 1994 , pp. 78 - 82
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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