Phil Henshaw wrote: > So maybe the question of abstract v. real categories could provide > plenty to talk about. > Or perhaps how to take a lot of talk (or papers) and mine it for strict or fuzzy categories that a computer could use, e.g. software like http://www.opencyc.org
I think that common sense knowledge and reasoning (above) combined with careful ontological coding work by librarians and domain experts is a necessary feature for automated learning of useful abstract categories from scientific texts (and in turn scientific semantic web applications) ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
