KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS: An evaluation
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1816 ▶ |
| Object type | Discipline oriented, Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
Peter J. DENNING writes:
- “Knowledge based systems (Template:Ency entitys) are founded on the assumption that an expert works from a complete theory of the domain. Once a theory is articulated as a set of rules and stored in a database, the superior power of the computer can draw inferences much faster than the expert…”.
What is thus not acomplished “…cannot be blamed on a lack of computering power, memory, research effort or cooperation of experts. An explanation gaining credence is that experts themselves do not work from complete theories, and much of their expertise cannot be articulate in language” (1991, p.495).
It remains quite doubtful if any complete theory can be obtained of any specific domain. This limits somewhat the Template:Ency entity modeling reliability, because computer treatment needs an algorithm, which does not incorporates new “hunches” or renewed intuition. However Template:Ency entitys can be progressively perfected.
In any case: “Education that equates expertise with models'' can inhibit the development of good judgement” (Ibid.).