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A human–computer debating system prototype and its dialogue strategies
Author(s) -
Yuan Tangming,
Moore David,
Grierson Alec
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of intelligent systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.291
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1098-111X
pISSN - 0884-8173
DOI - 10.1002/int.20192
Subject(s) - dialectic , usable , heuristics , computer science , field (mathematics) , set (abstract data type) , work (physics) , management science , human–computer interaction , engineering ethics , knowledge management , artificial intelligence , epistemology , world wide web , programming language , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system
This article reports research concerning issues involved in adopting a computational dialectics approach to develop a human–computer debating system for educational debate. In particular, we propose a suitable dialogue model and a set of computationally usable strategic heuristics to enable the computer to engage its users in debate on a controversial issue. The system has been fully implemented. It is anticipated that this work will contribute toward the development of human–computer dialogue in general and of computer‐based educational dialogue in particular and help to illuminate research issues in the field of dialectics itself. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Int Syst 22: 133–156, 2007.