Adaptive Default Behavior
Soar does not have to be programmed to work on a task. Although the
task itself must be specified (as a
problem space), Soar will
use its
default knowledge to begin work on the
problem in the absence of any particular instructions about how to
proceed. As this problem solving continues,
chunks are built that cache the
results of the problem solving. Thus, Soar's behavior in this
situation is adaptive: it starts with little knowledge and gradually
builds knowledge about task solutions. This is similar to Soar's
movement from problematic to routine behavior.
The emphasis here however is that Soar proceeds in the absence of
any domain-specific knowledge; default knowledge imbues it with the
`drive' to try to solve any problem given it.
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