A short Survey: Exploring knowledge graph-based neural-symbolic system from application perspective

TL;DR

This survey reviews recent progress in neural-symbolic AI systems that leverage knowledge graphs to improve reasoning, interpretability, and integration of neural networks with symbolic knowledge, outlining current trends and future directions.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of knowledge graph-based neural-symbolic systems from an application perspective, highlighting recent advancements and proposing future research directions.

Findings

Knowledge graphs enhance neural-symbolic reasoning and interpretability.

Neural networks improve the accuracy of symbolic systems.

Hybrid neural-symbolic systems are increasingly effective in AI applications.

Abstract

Advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deep neural networks have driven significant progress in vision and text processing. However, achieving human-like reasoning and interpretability in AI systems remains a substantial challenge. The Neural-Symbolic paradigm, which integrates neural networks with symbolic systems, presents a promising pathway toward more interpretable AI. Within this paradigm, Knowledge Graphs (KG) are crucial, offering a structured and dynamic method for representing knowledge through interconnected entities and relationships, typically as triples (subject, predicate, object). This paper explores recent advancements in neural-symbolic integration based on KG, examining how it supports integration in three categories: enhancing the reasoning and interpretability of neural networks with symbolic knowledge (Symbol for Neural), refining the completeness and accuracy of symbolic systems via neural network methodologies (Neural for Symbol), and facilitating their combined application in Hybrid Neural-Symbolic Integration. It highlights current trends and proposes future research directions in Neural-Symbolic AI.