What are Rule Based Systems good for?

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• Good for a system that can be described by rules
• Good for a system with some complexity (derived knowledge)
• Not good for a system that can't be described by rules
• What kinds of tasks fall in this category?
• Planning (Molgen chemical synthesis)
• Diagnosis (Mycin)
• Intepretation (Prospector mineral deposits)
• Monitoring (Navex Space Shuttle)
• Configuration (R1/XCon)
• Instruction/Intelligent Tutoring Systems(Sophie power pack repair)
• Prediction (Plant crop damage)
• Debugging (Cooker Advisor can souped sterilizer)
• Control (Ventilator Management Assistant / MiniPharm)