Example of Declarative Knowledge:

Definition:
Declarative knowledge is factual knowledge—it refers to knowing “what” something is. It
involves facts, concepts, and information that can be easily explained in words.

🎓 Example:

Traffic Rules

 Knowing that “Red light means Stop” is declarative knowledge.

 You can easily describe this rule in words without needing to perform any action.

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Example Why It's Declarative Knowledge

Paris is the capital of France. It's a factual statement about geography.
Water boils at 100°C. It's a scientific fact that you can explain verbally.
In chess, the bishop moves diagonally. It's a rule of the game, explained as a fact.
2+2=4 A basic arithmetic fact.

✅ Key Point:

Declarative knowledge answers “what” questions.

👉 “What is the capital of India?” → “New Delhi” is declarative knowledge.

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✅ Procedural Knowledge (with Example):

Definition:
Procedural knowledge is about knowing how to do something. It involves skills, processes,
and methods—the knowledge of “how” to perform tasks.
🎓 Example:

Riding a Bicycle

 Knowing how to ride a bicycle is procedural knowledge.

 You can’t just explain it fully in words—you must practice and do it to master it.

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Example Why It's Procedural Knowledge

How to swim. Skill-based, learned by practice.
How to cook a meal. Involves steps and techniques.
How to play a guitar. Performing musical skills by practice.
How to use Excel formulas. Knowing the steps to apply a formula.

✅ Key Difference:

Type Answers Example

Declarative “What
*“What is a triangle?” → A polygon with three sides.
Knowledge is…”
Procedural “How *“How to solve a triangle area?” → Use formula: ½ ×
Knowledge to…” base × height.

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✅ Semantic Knowledge (with Example):

Definition:
Semantic knowledge refers to general world knowledge or meaning-based knowledge—it
involves understanding facts, concepts, meanings, and relationships between things.
It is a type of declarative knowledge focused on the meaning of things rather than personal
experiences.

🎓 Example:

Understanding that “A dog is a domestic animal”

  You know the meaning of "dog" and you can describe its characteristics (e.g., four
legs, barks, friendly).
 You understand general facts about dogs, not because you personally own one, but
because it is part of your world knowledge.

More Simple Examples of Semantic Knowledge:

Example Why It Is Semantic Knowledge

“The sun rises in the east.” General fact stored in memory.
“Bananas are yellow.” Common world knowledge about fruit.
“An apple is a fruit.” Conceptual knowledge about food.
“A doctor is a medical professional.” Meaning of the term “doctor”.

✅ Key Features of Semantic Knowledge:

 📌 Fact-based (not personal experience)

 📌 Language-based (can be explained in words)
 📌 Shared knowledge (known by many people)
 📌 Organized in memory (mental dictionary)

📝 Difference from Episodic Knowledge:

Type Description Example

Semantic Knowledge General facts “Elephants are the largest land animals.”
Episodic Knowledge Personal experiences “I saw an elephant at the zoo last Sunday.”

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✅ Metaknowledge in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Definition:
Metaknowledge means "knowledge about knowledge."
In AI, it refers to information about how knowledge is structured, how it can be used, and
how reasoning can be applied to knowledge.

It helps AI systems decide:

  Which knowledge to use,
 When to use it,
 How to apply it efficiently.

🎓 Simple Example:

Example Explanation
An AI system knows that “rules about driving The AI has metaknowledge about the
are more important than fashion trends when importance and relevance of different
making decisions for a self-driving car.” knowledge types.

✅ Real-World AI Example:

 Expert System Example:

In a medical diagnosis expert system,
 Knowledge = symptoms and diseases.
 Metaknowledge = rules on which knowledge source is more reliable, or which
symptom is more important.

Example Rule:

"If two conflicting rules apply, prioritize the rule derived from the senior doctor’s input."

✅ Why Metaknowledge is Important in AI:

 Helps in reasoning about knowledge.

 Improves decision-making.
 Allows flexibility in AI behavior.
 Supports knowledge management (updating, selecting, prioritizing).

✅ Summary Table:

Type Meaning AI Example

Knowledge Facts and rules “Fever and rash → Measles”
Knowledge about “Rules from recent research are more accurate
Metaknowledge
knowledge than older rules”

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✅ Metaknowledge in Expert Systems

In Expert Systems (like MYCIN for medical diagnosis):

 Knowledge = If-Then rules (e.g., "If fever and rash → suspect measles").
 Metaknowledge =
o Which rule is more reliable,
o Which expert contributed the rule,
o How confident the system is about a conclusion.

👉 Example:

"If two rules give conflicting outputs, prefer the one with the higher confidence score."

📌 Use: Helps the system resolve conflicts and explain decisions.

✅ Metaknowledge in Machine Learning

In Machine Learning (ML), metaknowledge helps in:

 Selecting the best algorithms,

 Choosing the best features,
 Tuning hyperparameters.

👉 Example in ML:

 An AutoML system knows “Decision Trees work better on small datasets

with categorical data” — this is metaknowledge.
 The system uses this to automatically choose Decision Trees for small
datasets.

✅ Quick Comparison Table:

Area Knowledge Metaknowledge

Rules about symptoms →
Expert System Rules about rule priority, reliability
disease
Machine Algorithms like SVM, Knowledge about which model works better
Learning Decision Tree in a given condition
Definition:

Heuristic Knowledge refers to the practical, experience-based knowledge used to solve

problems faster and more efficiently when a perfect solution is either too costly or not
necessary.

It involves rules of thumb, educated guesses, and intuitive judgments rather than strict
logic or exact calculations.

Key Characteristics:

Feature Description
Basis Derived from human experience, intuition, and trial-and-error methods.
Helps AI make decisions quickly without going through every possible
Speed
option.
Approximation Provides good enough solutions instead of perfect solutions.
Useful in complex and uncertain environments where rigid logic may
Flexibility
fail.

Efficiency Reduces computational time and resources.

Why Heuristic Knowledge is Important in AI:

 Some problems are NP-hard or intractable (e.g., traveling salesman problem).

 Exact algorithms can be too slow for real-time systems.
 Heuristics help narrow down choices and guide search algorithms effectively.
 Frequently used in Expert Systems, Search Techniques, Game AI, Optimization
Problems.
 Summary in One Line:
 Heuristic knowledge helps AI "act smart" when thinking everything through is
too slow — it allows for quick, approximate decision-making based on experience
and best practices.
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 ✅ Simple Examples of Heuristic Knowledge:

Situation Heuristic Rule (Simple Example)

Lost Object “Look in the most recent place you had it.”
Shopping “Buy the brand that most people choose.”
Cooking “Add salt little by little and taste to avoid over-salting.”
Chess “Develop your knights and bishops early in the game.”
 Situation Heuristic Rule (Simple Example)
Pathfinding “Choose the road with fewer traffic signals for faster travel.”
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 🎯 One-Line Summary:
 Heuristic knowledge means “practical shortcuts” — it helps in making quick
decisions based on common sense or past experience.
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 Episodic Knowledge in AI
 Definition:
Episodic knowledge refers to knowledge of personal experiences or specific events
recorded by time and place.
In AI, it helps systems remember and use information from past events to make
future decisions.
 It is like an AI’s memory of experiences, similar to how humans remember “what
happened, where, and when.”
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 🎓 Simple Example of Episodic Knowledge:

Scenario Episodic Knowledge

Personal Assistant AI “On Monday, you scheduled a meeting at 3 PM.”
Self-driving Car “On this road last week, there was heavy traffic at 5 PM.”
Chatbot “In your last chat, you asked about AI careers.”
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 ✅ Key Features of Episodic Knowledge:

Feature Explanation
Time & Place Specific Remembers when and where something happened.
Event-based Stores instances and experiences, not just facts.
Personalized Tailored to the specific user or context.
Useful for Adaptation Helps AI learn from past experiences and improve behavior.
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 ✅ Episodic Knowledge vs Semantic Knowledge

Type What it Stores Example

Episodic Specific experiences/events “I booked a flight last night at 10 PM.”
Semantic General facts/meanings “Flights are a mode of transportation.”