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Record 1 1994-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Unlike computers, students become inventive when their actions are blocked by a situation their current knowledge has not prepared them to handle. When incomplete knowledge leads to an impasse, that is, a point where a necessary action violates a constraint, they attempt a repair, that is, a local piece of problem solving that will allow them to continue in spite of the impasse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Dans un espace d'états, position qui n'est pas une solution mais à partir de laquelle aucun déplacement ne permet d'améliorer les choses. Pour s'en sortir, il faut changer de parcours. Lorsque tous les chemins conduisent à une impasse, c'est une indication qu'il n'existe pas de solution.

Spanish

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