Towards an Argument Interchange Format

CARLOS IVÁN CHESÑEVAR; JARRED MC GINNIS; SANJEY MODGIL; IYAD RAHWAN; CHRIS REED; GUILLERMO SIMARI,; MATT SOUTH; GERARD VREESWIJK; STEVE WILMOTT

Knowledge Engineering Review

Cambridge University Press

Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2006 p. 293 - 316

0269-8889

The theory of argumentation is a rich, interdisciplinary area of research straddling the fields ofartificial intelligence, philosophy, communication studies,linguistics, and psychology. In the last years,significant progress has been made in understanding the theoretical properties of different argumentation logics. However, one major barrier to the development and practical deploymentof argumentation systems is the lack of a shared, agreed notation or``interchange format´´ for argumentation and arguments. This article describes a draft specification for an ArgumentInterchange Format (AIF) intended for representation and exchange of data between variousargumentation tools and agent-based applications. It represents aconsensus `abstract model´ established by researchers acrossfields of argumentation, artificial intelligence and multi-agentsystems.In its current form, thisspecification is intended as a starting point for furtherdiscussion and elaboration by the community, rather than an attempt ata definitive, all encompassing model.  However, to demonstrate proofof concept, a use case scenario is briefly described. Moreover, three concrete realisations or `reifications´ of the abstract model are illustrated.