Complete and Incomplete Knowledge for Homer

Complete and Incomplete Knowledge for Homer

The natural language knowledge in the basic agent's lexipedia is completely pre-coded. Thus, the agent does not learn new words or meanings. In addition, the agent assumes complete knowledge, at some level of abstraction, of its domain. The episodic memory allows learning of environmental details, but underlying principles involving domain interaction are all pre-coded. The agent's knowledge satisfies the 99% rule, so it is allowed to make the occasional knowledge-based mistake.

However, while Homer's domain knowledge is assumed to be complete, Homer is only able to directly perceive objects in a limited field of view. Objects which are out of range are assumed immobile and not moving. If Homer is unable to produce a plan because of this incomplete knowledge, it simply fails instead of requesting the needed information.


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