Explanation of an AI agent requires knowledge of its design and operation. An open question is how to identify, access and use this design knowledge for generating explanations. Many AI agents used in practice, such as intelligent tutoring systems fielded in educational contexts, typically come with a User Guide that explains what the agent does, how it works and how to use the agent. However, few humans actually read the User Guide in detail. Instead, most users seek answers to their questions on demand. In this paper, we describe a question answering agent (AskJill) that uses the User Guide for an interactive learning environment (VERA) to automatically answer questions and thereby explains the domain, functioning, and operation of VERA. We present a preliminary assessment of AskJill in VERA.
翻译:一个未决问题是如何识别、获取和使用这种设计知识以作出解释。许多实践中使用的大赦国际代理,例如教育环境中的智能辅导系统,通常附有一份用户指南,解释该代理的操作方式、运作方式和如何使用该代理。然而,很少有人实际详细阅读了《用户指南》。相反,大多数用户在需要时寻求对其问题的答复。我们在本文件中描述了一个问题解答代理(AskJill),该代理使用《用户指南》进行互动学习环境,自动回答问题,从而解释VERA的域、功能和操作。我们初步评估了VERA中的AskJill。