Object-oriented expert systems parallel knowledge processing in a CORBA-based architecture

Knowledge based systems (KBS) of first generation are characterized by the separation of domain specific knowledge and general problem solving strategies. Such systems lack of the following important abilities: knowledge acquisition according different paradigms of representation and processing, definition of deep knowledge caused by physiological processes of reasoning, and management of different abstraction levels. Next generation KBS provide a bases from managing these problems. Essential characteristics of this new systems are modularization of knowledge, distribution of knowledge across different hardware and software resources, and use of object-oriented technology for integrating symbolic and subsymbolic knowledge on different levels of abstraction.<
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