Emergent semantics
S. Staab, Simone Santini, Frank Nack, Luc Steels, Alexander Maedche · IEEE Intelligent Systems · 2002
The article discusses ways to let semantics emerge from simple observations from the bottom-up, rather than imposing concepts on the observations top-down, to provide precise query, retrieval, communication or translation for a wide variety of applications. The following areas are examined: image retrieval and databases; media information spaces including the Semantic Web and MPEG frameworks; language games for emergent semantics; and emergent semantics for ontologies.