Sixteenth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society

Abstract

As Natural Language Processing capabilities expand, technologies like Siri and Alexa have been used to provide information and perform tasks for users. However these tools operate in the realm of semantic knowledge, with human-computer interaction. A parallel field with significant promise is the use of technology to contribute to effective human-human interaction by increasing polysemous understanding, the sharing of divergent and sometimes contradictory meanings with the intent of generating collaborative insights or perspectives. Some work to develop this, the “Dialogic Web,” has been done, but it is the hope of the author that this workshop can facilitate the development of a working group to foster open source development to further the technology. This workshop includes a description of the theory and current state of work, answer questions, and set up preliminary approaches.