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How can we formally specify and verify that answers to questions are responsive rather than merely truthful?

Core problem requiring logical apparatus beyond simple truth conditions; McCarthy proposes solution using concept notation from McCarthy 1979b.

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Elephant 2000: A Programming Language Based on Speech Acts
McCarthy, John

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  • Requirement that answers to questions be responsive as well as truthful; requires knowing that questioner will know the answer after receiving it.

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