Communication from an Artificial Intelligence Perspective: Theoretical and Applied Issues

by Andrew Ortony (Editor), Jon Slack, Oliviero Stock

This book addresses the question of whether and how current
computational approaches to communication can or might be
able to accommodate the range ofcomplexities that
characterize both human-human and human-machine
communication.
The chapters in the book are based on papers presented at a
NATO Advanced Research Workshop held in Italy in late 1990
where an international group of computer scientists and
cognitive scientists met to discuss theoretical and applied
issues concerning communication. The initial chapters are
more theoretical in nature with an emphasis on formal
approaches to communication. The middle chapters focus on
particular application issues, such as the generation of
multimedia documents and the role of planning in building
systems to support human-human or human-machine interaction.
The final few chapters consider more general issues relating
to communication, such as the influence of social structure
on, and the role of affect in communication.

271 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 10, 1992