Docente: Paolo Torroni (DISI, Università di Bologna)
Periodo di svolgimento delle lezioni: 27 Aprile 2021, 4,11,18,25 Maggio 2021
Durata: 10 ore
Modalità di verifica: a progetto
Argumentation studies how assertions are proposed, discussed, and resolved in the context of issues upon which several diverging opinions may be held. This is relevant to many disciplines, such as logic, philosophy, language and rhetoric, psychology, sociology, law, communication studies, an many more. In recent decades, computational argumentation has become a focus of interest in artificial intelligence, as it was recognized as a powerful paradigm for representing knowledge, operationalizing formal reasoning, framing multi-agent dialogues, and help conflict-resolution and decision-making. More recently, such an interest has expanded with the introduction of new applications of computational argumentation, and the increasingly important contribution of language technologies for the automated analysis and generation of natural arguments. This series of lectures aims to introduce the audience to this lively area, provide a broad overview of paradigms and methods, and illustrate applications in the context of explainable AI and argument mining.