Misunderstandings about the nature of logic and its relationship to language, reasoning, and computation have plagued AI from the earliest days. The author analyzes six of the major issues and their implications for design decisions. The goal is to support more readable user interfaces and better integrated tools for software design and development.
Index Terms:
artificial intelligence, formal logic, natural languages, user interfaces
Citation:
John F. Sowa, "Fads and Fallacies about Logic," IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 84-87, Mar./Apr. 2007, doi:10.1109/MIS.2007.29