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Open Mind Common Sense

Open Mind Common Sense (OMCS) is an artificial intelligence project based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab whose goal is to build and utilize a large commonsense knowledge base from the contributions of many thousands of people across the Web. It has been active from 1999 to 2016.

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Marvin MinskyCatherine HavasiEverything2Google
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Comparison to other projects

Never-Ending Language LearningMindpixelCycFreebaseYAGO
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Machine learning tools

Machine learningSingular value decompositionText corpora
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ConceptNet

Semantic networkLuminoso
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Open Mind Common Sense

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples32
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Open Mind Common Sense

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related to Comparison to other projects · 17
Open Mind Common Sense → ConceptNet, Cyc, DBpedia, English, Freebase, Hugo Liu, Learner, Mindpixel, Never-Ending Language Learning, Open Mind, Other, Questions, Sense, SenticNet, The Open Mind Common, WordNet, YAGO
related to External links · 13
Open Mind Common Sense → Advanced Interaction Laboratory, Brazil, Computing Initiative's Webpage, Emotional, GithubConceptNetAnalogySpaceThe Divisi, Legacy, Mind Common Sense, OMCSNet, OMCSNetCPP, Open, Open Heart Common Sense, Site, The Open Mind Initiative

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Important terminology

conceptnet knowledge omcs common sense open mind database project web language using mit learning media natural people analogyspace projects havasi

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ConceptNetinstance ofstructured knowledge bases0.80text
and combinations of the twoinstance ofstructured knowledge bases0.80text
Open Mind Common Senserelated to Comparison to other projectsOther0.60section
Open Mind Common Senserelated to Comparison to other projectsNever-Ending Language Learning0.60section
Open Mind Common Senserelated to Comparison to other projectsMindpixel0.60section
Open Mind Common Senserelated to Comparison to other projectsCyc0.60section
Open Mind Common Senserelated to Comparison to other projectsLearner0.60section
Open Mind Common Senserelated to Comparison to other projectsSenticNet0.60section
Open Mind Common Senserelated to Comparison to other projectsFreebase0.60section
Open Mind Common Senserelated to Comparison to other projectsYAGO0.60section
Open Mind Common Senserelated to Comparison to other projectsDBpedia0.60section
Open Mind Common Senserelated to Comparison to other projectsOpen Mind0.60section

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