Application of Disciple to decision making in complex and constrained environments

This paper describes Disciple, an Artificial Intelligence based decision aid which subject-matter experts can train and use when making decisions under stressful, complex, and constrained conditions. The tool was developed and used under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's High Performance Knowledge Base and Rapid Knowledge Formation programs. Some domains in which the tool would be applicable are described, with particular emphasis on military battle planning. The paper concludes with a discussion of future trends in decision-support application tools.