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Neuro-Symbolic AI

By : Alexiei Dingli, David Farrugia
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Neuro-Symbolic AI

By: Alexiei Dingli, David Farrugia

Overview of this book

Neuro-symbolic AI offers the potential to create intelligent systems that possess both the reasoning capabilities of symbolic AI along with the learning capabilities of neural networks. This book provides an overview of AI and its inner mechanics, covering both symbolic and neural network approaches. You’ll begin by exploring the decline of symbolic AI and the recent neural network revolution, as well as their limitations. The book then delves into the importance of building trustworthy and transparent AI solutions using explainable AI techniques. As you advance, you’ll explore the emerging field of neuro-symbolic AI, which combines symbolic AI and modern neural networks to improve performance and transparency. You’ll also learn how to get started with neuro-symbolic AI using Python with the help of practical examples. In addition, the book covers the most promising technologies in the field, providing insights into the future of AI. Upon completing this book, you will acquire a profound comprehension of neuro-symbolic AI and its practical implications. Additionally, you will cultivate the essential abilities to conceptualize, design, and execute neuro-symbolic AI solutions.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Why do we need XAI?

We have seen various technical reasons why we need XAI. All of them are very valid and extremely important. However, there are others that we should consider:

  • Human readability: Since AI permeates every aspect of our society, it is not surprising that it is extensively used for decision-making. However, our world is becoming increasingly more complex. With the rise in Internet of Things (IoT) devices, where everything is connected to the internet, we are in a position to measure everything much more accurately than was practically possible a few years back. Of course, this raises a new problem: all the data that’s harvested cannot be physically processed manually. It’s simply impossible. The only practical solution we have is to use AI systems capable of crunching vast volumes of numbers in an incredibly short amount of time. Thus, our reliance on AI is steadily increasing. Directors or Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of various companies need...