Definition
software process that applies predefined rules to choose an action when specified conditions occur
Adapted definition: IBM Design, Artificial Intelligence, rules-based approach, How does AI work?, Rules-based.
Notes to entry
Note 1 to entry: A rule such as ‘if X happens, do Y’ specifies a route before the case is encountered. Rule-based methods can form part of AI or ordinary software. The course uses this as a teaching comparison, not as a definition of all traditional AI.
Note 2 to entry: The presence of a rule does not make a workflow safe or authorised. Check the rule, its input, its exceptions and the effects of the action.
Source basis
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- IBM Design, Artificial Intelligence, rules-based approach (Technical explanation)