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Production system
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TL;DR. An AI program consisting of rules and an inference engine to execute them, enabling the system to respond to world states.
Technical Definition
An AI program consisting of rules and an inference engine to execute them, enabling the system to respond to world states.
How it works
A production system is a type of AI architecture that models reasoning as a collection of 'if-then' rules, known as productions. It includes a working memory storing the current state and an inference engine that applies the rules to modify the state or achieve goals.
Related Concepts
- Inference engine — A component of an AI system that uses logical rules to deduce new information from a knowledge base.
- Rule-based system — AI systems that use human-defined rules to store and manipulate knowledge.