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We present a new view of problem solving motivated by a new kind of truth maintenance system. Unlike previous truth maintenance systems which were based on manipulating justifications, this truth maintenace system is, in addition, based on manipulating assumption sets. As a consequence it is possible to work effectively and efficiently with inconsistent information, context switching is free, and most backtracking (and all retraction) is avoided. These capabilities motivate a different kind of problem-solving architecture in which multiple potential solutions are explored simultaneously. This architecture is particularly well-suited for task where a reasonable fraction of the potential solutions must be explored.
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de Kleer, J. (1986). Assumptionbased Truth Maintenance. In: Stoyan, H. (eds) GWAI-85. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 118. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71145-9_22
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