Herself’s Artificial Intelligence

Blackboard Systems

A blackboard system works like a blackboard in a room full of people. Some people, agents or parts of the program are allowed to add, change, erase or read the information on the blackboard. There is usually an overseer who requests that missing sections get filled in or updated. When each piece does its work the information is complete. There is also a conflict resolution piece to settle disputes. Each agent or program is an expert on an area or type of information. So the blackboard is just a centralized data structure to which various agents or subroutine have access.