This paper presents the TIACRITIS web agent and textbook for teaching intelligence analysts the critical thinking skills needed to perform evidence-based reasoning. They are based on a computational theory which views Intelligence Analysis as ceaseless discovery of evidence, hypotheses, and arguments, in a complex world that is changing all the time. TIACRITIS helps students learn about the properties, uses, and marshaling of evidence upon which all analyses rest, through regular ...
This research has advanced the Disciple learning and problem solving theory for rapid development and maintenance of adaptable cognitive assistants in uncertain and dynamic environments. These assistants can capture, use, preserve, and transfer to other users the subject matter expertise which currently takes years to establish, is lost when experts separate from service, and is costly to replace. The research has developed an integrated set of methods for representing partially ...
This research has developed an integrated set of tools, called Disciple 2008 learning agent shell, for continuous acquisition of knowledge directly from subject matter experts, and for the integration, validation, and maintenance of the acquired knowledge. During mixed-initiative problem solving sessions, Intelligent Disciple assistants supporting individual subject matter experts acquire their problem solving expertise by employing an integrated set of learning, maintenance and validation methods. The acquired knowledge is shared ...
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