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Commonsense knowledge
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TL;DR. The vast store of implicit, everyday facts about the world that humans naturally understand and use.
Technical Definition
The vast store of implicit, everyday facts about the world that humans naturally understand and use.
How it works
Commonsense knowledge refers to the common-sense facts about the world that individuals often take for granted, like 'water is wet' or 'birds can fly'. AI systems often struggle to acquire and apply this knowledge, which is crucial for nuanced understanding and reasoning.
Related Concepts
- Knowledge Representation — How facts and relationships are encoded so a system can reason over them.
- Commonsense reasoning — AI's attempt to replicate the human ability to make educated guesses about ordinary, everyday situations.
- Natural Language Understanding (NLU) — The ability of a computer program to understand human language as it is spoken or written.