From knowledge discovery to knowledge creation: How can literature-based discovery accelerate progress in science?
Description of Resource
This essay gives an overview and describes prospects for generating new scientific knowledge from disparate datasets, as viewed by four active practitioners from around the globe (Illinois, Arizona, Slovenia and Australia). Although artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are central techniques employed in the field, the key concepts in this essay are undiscovered public knowledge (UPK) and literature-based discovery (LBD). These comprise a variety of situations, including some not yet tackled via ML.