Evaluating the efficacy of a terrorism question/answer system

ABSTRACT

The TARA Project examined how a trio of modified chatterbots could be used to disseminate terrorism-related information to the general public.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)

Additional Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
        I.2.11 Distributed Artificial Intelligence

  J. Computer Applications
  J.4 SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES