Semantic models for policy deliberation

Authors:
Katie M. Atkinson;Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon;Dan Cartwright;Adam Z. Wyner
Affiliations:
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK;University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK;University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK;University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Venue:
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Semantic models have received little attention in recent years, much of their role having been taken over by developments in ontologies. Ontologies, however, are static, and so have only a limited role in reasoning about domains in which change matters. In this paper, we focus on the domain of policy deliberation, where policy decisions are designed to change things to realise particular social values. We explore how a particular kind of state transition system can be constructed to serve as a semantic model to support reasoning about alternative policy decisions. The policy making process includes stages that support the construction of a model, which can then be exploited in reasoning. The reasoning itself will be driven by a particular argumentation scheme for practical reasoning, and the ways in which arguments based on this scheme can be attacked and evaluated. The evaluation provides alternative policy positions. The semantics underpin a current web-based implementation, designed to solicit structured feedback on policy proposals.