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In this paper we offer a model, drawing inspiration from human cognition and based upon the pipeline developed for IBM’s Watson, which solves clues in a type of word puzzle called syllacrostics. We briefly discuss its situation with respect to the greater field of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and how this process and model might be applied to other types of word puzzles. We present an overview of a system that has been developed to solve syllacrostics.

A Play on Words: Using Cognitive Computing as a Basis for AI Solvers in Word Puzzles

Department of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8 Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA

Journal of Artificial General Intelligence

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In this paper we offer a model, drawing inspiration from human cognition and based upon the pipeline developed for IBM’s Watson, which solves clues in a type...

A Play on Words: Using Cognitive Computing as a Basis for AI Solvers in Word Puzzles

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 111 - 129

Received: May 31, 2015

Accepted: Nov 27, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jagi-2015-0006

Keywords
word puzzles, brain teaser, games, cognitive computing, cognition, pipeline, watson, syllacrostic

© 2015 Thomas Manzini et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Play on Words: Using Cognitive Computing as a Basis for AI Solvers in Word Puzzles

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 111 - 129

Received: May 31, 2015

Accepted: Nov 27, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jagi-2015-0006

Keywordsword puzzles, brain teaser, games, cognitive computing, cognition, pipeline, watson, syllacrostic

© 2015 Thomas Manzini et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
word puzzles, brain teaser, games, cognitive computing, cognition, pipeline, watson, syllacrostic