Mapping Explanation-Based Generalization onto Soar

Citation: Paul S. Rosenbloom and John E. Laird. (1986) Mapping Explanation-Based Generalization onto Soar. In KSL-86-46, 1986.

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author	Paul S. Rosenbloom and John E. Laird
title	Mapping Explanation-Based Generalization onto Soar
number	KSL-86-46
institution	Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory
year	1986
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abstract	Explanation-based generalization (EBG) is a powerful approach to concept formation in which a justifiable concept definition is acquired from a single training example and an underlying theory of how the example is an instance of the concept. Soar is an attempt to build a general cognitive architecture combining general learning, problem solving, and memory capabilities. It includes an independently developed learning mechanism, called chunking, that is similar to but not the same as explanation-based generalization. In this article we clarify the relationship between the explanation-based generalization framework and the Soar/chunking combination by showing how the EBG framework maps onto Soar, how several EBG concept-formation tasks are implemented in Soar, and how the Soar approach suggests answers to some of the outstanding issues in explanation-based generalization.

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Abstract	Explanation-based generalization (EBG) is … Explanation-based generalization (EBG) is a powerful approach to concept formation in which a justifiable concept definition is acquired from a single training example and an underlying theory of how the example is an instance of the concept. Soar is an attempt to build a general cognitive architecture combining general learning, problem solving, and memory capabilities. It includes an independently developed learning mechanism, called chunking, that is similar to but not the same as explanation-based generalization. In this article we clarify the relationship between the explanation-based generalization framework and the Soar/chunking combination by showing how the EBG framework maps onto Soar, how several EBG concept-formation tasks are implemented in Soar, and how the Soar approach suggests answers to some of the outstanding issues in explanation-based generalization. ssues in explanation-based generalization.
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Title	Mapping Explanation-Based Generalization onto Soar +
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