From f3501fbbb131fd179743f8891ea002466c69d368 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobias Kuhn Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:58:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Work on slides --- metagov-nanopubs/slides.md | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/metagov-nanopubs/slides.md b/metagov-nanopubs/slides.md index 85c1dff..9de8f94 100644 --- a/metagov-nanopubs/slides.md +++ b/metagov-nanopubs/slides.md @@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ Tobias Kuhn, [Knowledge Pixels](https://knowledgepixels.com/) --- +## Current Knowledge Sharing is very Inefficient + +- Scholarly knowledge mostly published as _narratives_ in papers (not as database entries) +- _No reliable automatic processing_ for aggregation, question answering, etc. +- Contributions to scholarly discourse in social media or blogs are _disconnected and not rewarded_ +- ... + +--- + ## What are Nanopublications? - _Tiny packages of knowledge graph contributions_ @@ -42,13 +51,44 @@ ecosystem for sharing knowledge much more efficiently --- -## Ecosystem of Services +## The Knowledge Space is ... + +- like a _knowledge graph_ but open, decentralized, and collaborative +- like the _Semantic Web_ but robust, scalable, and trust-aware +- like a _blockchain_ but without a chain and with assertions instead of transactions +- like a _container environment_ (Docker) but for knowledge instead of software +- (**not** like a _Large Language Model_) + +--- + +## Knowledge Space Principles + +- Everything is communicated in _formal logic_, in a manner that humans can understand and computers can interpret, using a universal and extensible vocabulary +- Statements are expressed in small _knowledge records_, making each record individually reusable and referenceable +- ... + +[ **nanopublications:** implementation of _knowledge records_ ] + +--- + +## Knowledge Space Properties + +- _open and inclusive:_ everybody can publish / add servers +- _detailed provenance:_ source, authorship, workflows, etc. +- _publish first - worry about quality later:_ decide whether "good enough" at time of use (not time of publication) +- _bottom up - no central authority:_ who is trusted is community-defined; multiple webs of trust + +--- + +## Nanopublication Ecosystem of Services -- _Decentralized and open network of servers_ -- Publishing layer: publish, retrieve, archive knowledge (ID-based lookup) -- Querying layer: access knowledge (complex queries via SPARQL etc.) +- Decentralized and open network of servers +- _Publishing layer:_ publish & retrieve knowledge (ID lookup) +- _Querying layer:_ access knowledge (complex queries) + +[https://monitor.knowledgepixels.com/](https://monitor.knowledgepixels.com/) ---