Definition
Executable knowledge is represented in a symbolic formalism that can be understood by human beings and interpreted and executed by a computer program. It allows a computer program to match case data to the knowledge, reason with the knowledge, select recommended actions that are specific to the case data, and deliver them to users. Executed knowledge can be delivered in the form of advice, alerts, and reminders, and can be used in decision-support or process management.
Historical Background
Representing knowledge in a computer-interpretable format and reasoning with it so as to support humans in decision making started to be developed by the artificial intelligence community in the 1970s. According to Newell [6], knowledge is separate from its representation. At the knowledge level, an agent has as parts bodies of knowledge, actions, and goals. An agent processes its knowledge to determine the actions to...
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Peleg, M. (2009). Executable Knowledge. In: LIU, L., ÖZSU, M.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39940-9_1356
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