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Publications and source records attributed to John Kingston.
This paper describes how to carry out a feasibility study for a potential knowledge based system application. It discusses factors to be considered under three headings: the business case, the technical feasibility, and stakeholder issues. It concludes with a case study of a feasibility study for a KBS to guide surgeons in diagnosis and treatment of thyroid conditions.
Knowledge management has been described as getting the right knowledge to the right people in the right place at the right time. Knowledge dissemination is a crucial part of knowledge management because it ensures knowledge is available to those who need it. This paper reviews four well-known knowledge dissemination techniques. Each technique is classified according to a recently proposed classification scheme, and advice is given regarding when it is appropriate to use each technique.
A recent issue of a popular computing journal asked which laws would apply if a self-driving car killed a pedestrian. This paper considers the question of legal liability for artificially intelligent computer systems. It discusses whether criminal liability could ever apply; to whom it might apply; and, under civil law, whether an AI program is a product that is subject to product design legislation or a service to which the tort of negligence applies. The issue of sales warranties is also considered. A discussion of some of the practical limitations that AI systems are subject to is also included.