Using Causal Threads to Explain Changes in a Dynamic System

2023/11/19 by Robert B. Allen, Allen, Robert B. · 1 citation
Computer Science · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Decision Sciences · #Semantic Web and Ontologies #Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies #Scientific Computing and Data Management

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2311.11334

Abstract

We explore developing rich semantic models of systems. Specifically, we consider structured causal explanations about state changes in those systems. Essentially, we are developing process-based dynamic knowledge graphs. As an example, we construct a model of the causal threads for geological changes proposed by the Snowball Earth theory. Further, we describe an early prototype of a graphical interface to present the explanations. Unlike statistical approaches to summarization and explanation such as Large Language Models (LLMs), our approach of direct representation can be inspected and verified directly.

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