Neurosymbolic graph enrichment for Grounded World Models

The development of artificial intelligence systems capable of understanding and reasoning about complex real-world scenarios is a significant challenge. In this work we present a novel approach to enhance and exploit LLM reactive capability to address complex problems and interpret deeply contextual real-world meaning. We introduce a method and a tool for creating a multimodal, knowledge-augmented formal representation of meaning that combines the strengths of large language models with structured semantic representations. Our method begins with an image input, utilizing state-of-the-art large language models to generate a natural language description. This description is then transformed into an Meaning Representation (AMR) graph, which is formalized and enriched with logical design patterns, and layered semantics derived from linguistic and factual knowledge bases. The resulting graph is then fed back into the LLM to be extended with implicit knowledge activated by complex heuristic learning, including semantic implicatures, moral values, embodied cognition, and metaphorical representations. By bridging the gap between unstructured language models and formal semantic structures, our method opens new avenues for tackling intricate problems in natural language understanding and reasoning. • Neurosymbolic approach combining Large Language Models (LLMs) and knowledge graphs. • Extended Knowledge Graphs for implicit knowledge in multiple semantic dimensions. • 11 heuristics to enrich formal representations of meaning from multimodal inputs. • Three-tiered evaluation: logical validation, ontology alignment, human assessment.

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Information Processing & Management
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2025-03-22
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2025.104127
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Neurosymbolic graph enrichment for Grounded World Models

Stefano De Giorgis, Aldo Gangemi, Alessandro Russo
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Neurosymbolic graph enrichment for Grounded World Models

Stefano De Giorgis, Aldo Gangemi, Alessandro Russo
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Abstract

The development of artificial intelligence systems capable of understanding and reasoning about complex real-world scenarios is a significant challenge. In this work we present a novel approach to enhance and exploit LLM reactive capability to address complex problems and interpret deeply contextual real-world meaning. We introduce a method and a tool for creating a multimodal, knowledge-augmented formal representation of meaning that combines the strengths of large language models with structured semantic representations. Our method begins with an image input, utilizing state-of-the-art large language models to generate a natural language description. This description is then transformed into an Meaning Representation (AMR) graph, which is formalized and enriched with logical design patterns, and layered semantics derived from linguistic and factual knowledge bases. The resulting graph is then fed back into the LLM to be extended with implicit knowledge activated by complex heuristic learning, including semantic implicatures, moral values, embodied cognition, and metaphorical representations. By bridging the gap between unstructured language models and formal semantic structures, our method opens new avenues for tackling intricate problems in natural language understanding and reasoning. • Neurosymbolic approach combining Large Language Models (LLMs) and knowledge graphs. • Extended Knowledge Graphs for implicit knowledge in multiple semantic dimensions. • 11 heuristics to enrich formal representations of meaning from multimodal inputs. • Three-tiered evaluation: logical validation, ontology alignment, human assessment.

Information Processing & ManagementVol. 62(4)
Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (IT), University of Bologna (IT)
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