In the first two chapters, we set the context for intelligent machines with the big data revolution and how big data is fueling rapid advances in artificial intelligence. We also emphasized the need for a global vocabulary for universal knowledge representation. We have also seen how that need is fulfilled with the use of ontologies and how ontologies help construct a semantic view of the world.
The quest is for the knowledge, which is derived from information, which is in turn derived from the vast amounts of data that we are generating. Knowledge facilitates a rational decision-making process for machines that complements and augments human capabilities. We have seen how the Resource Description Framework (RDF) provides the schematic backbone for the knowledge assets along with Web Ontology Language (OWL) fundamentals and the query language for...
