On Tuesday, Oct 8, 2002, at 18:02 Australia/Sydney, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> Alex Rice wrote: > >> Does anyone know of an expert system toolkit in xcard/revolution for >> Expert Systems? I am thinking of something along the lines of a >> toolkit >> like CLIPS (C) or JESS (Java). > > This has been an area of interest of mine for some time, but I've not > had > many stuations which would appear to derive immediate benefit from such > systems. I say "appear" because I'm certain a lot of situations > probably > could, but my lack of familiarity with AI applications outside of the > classroom is limited. > > What sorts of MC/Rev apps would you see as good candidates for > enhancing > with an expert system? Not actually AI perhaps, but recently I needed to solve a problem of taking about 10% of the stock market and selecting and weighting a sub-set of that group to create a small portfolio which would (in principle) mimic a larger index. I might have used Solver in Excel, or constraint programming, but instead I wrote a genetic algorithm app in Rev, mainly because I felt I would be able to handle more variables more easily this way and it gave me a much prettier interface where parameters could be changed by wiggling a couple of sliders rather than having to enter data in cells. It was quite straightforward to do and surprisingly fast. I have also looked at AI from time to time wondering where it would be useful in my own stuff. I worked a few years ago on a bid for a large expert system to determine social security benefits but this in some ways seemed to confirm that AI is just on a continuum from "normal" programming but provides tools which make it easier to handle complexity or uncertainty. My $2 worth (the currency ain't what it used to be). cheers David > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Media Corporation > Custom Software and Web Development for All Major Platforms > Developer of WebMerge 2.0: Publish any database on any site > ___________________________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com > Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
