Creativity by Case-Based Reasoning (CBR): SWALE Project Home
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explores case-based reasoning (CBR) as a basis for creativity.
In the CBR model of creativity, creativity comes from retrieving
knowledge that is not routinely applied to a situation, and
using it in a new way. In this view, the key issues for
creativity are how to retrieve appropriate knowledge for novel
uses and how to adapt it to fit novel circumstances. Depending
on the retrieval and adaptation processes used, CBR can provide
solutions anywhere along a spectrum of creativity, ranging from
straightforward reapplications of old knowledge all the way to
highly novel views. The task in which the SWALE project studies
creativity is creative explanation of anomalous events. SWALE is
a story understanding program that detects anomalous events and
uses CBR to explain the anomalies. Its explanation process is
based on the retrieval