The Energy, Environmental, and Economic Apprentice: A Question Answering System

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Abstract

This paper describes our work in progress on building a Question AnsweringSystem. It is a prototype computer "apprentice system" to aid researchers and students in addressing the energy, environmental, and economic(EE&E)issues whicharise in studies of integrated energypolicy assessment. Much of the task of forming a reasoned opinion about such issues involves finding the relevant numbers for the questions at hand, and then combiningthem mathematically, to obtain estimates answering the questions at varying levels of detail andsophistication. Webelieve that both processes, of accessing the basic numbers and of combiningthem to draw newconclusions, could take less time andeffort than now, and could thereby be madeappreciably moreefficient and productive, through a system which wouldenable the user to ask questions at a "high level" and have the system find the appropriate numbersand then calculate the answers.

Identifier

85169928050 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Aaai Fall Symposium Technical Report

First Page

75

Last Page

80

Volume

FS-99-02

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