Prolog for Inductive Logic Programming using Aleph

From: Jocelyn Paine (popx_at_j-paine.org)
Date: 02/12/05

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    In the last AI Expert newsletter, which I'm editing for a few issues,
    I've written a do-it-yourself on Inductive Logic Programming using
    Ashwin Srinivasan's program Aleph under SWI Prolog. ILP induces
    logical definitions of a concept from examples also specified in
    logic, often using Prolog as the logic language. The learning
    algorithm itself doesn't have to be coded in Prolog, but Aleph is
    (runs under YAP and SWI), and it's a good way to experiment with ILP -
    helped by downloadable examples and a comprehensive manual.

    Just something which might interest some Prolog users. I once worked
    with ILP a bit in pharmacology, but there are lots of other
    applications too, and it's a powerful learning technique worth knowing
    about.

    Jocelyn Paine

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    ILP practical:
      http://www.ainewsletter.com/newsletters/aix_0502.htm#ilp_code_corner

    Ashwin's Aleph manual and links:
      http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/research/areas/machlearn/Aleph/

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