BOOK
Evaluatology: The Science of Uncovering the Effects
Evaluatology
This book was written by Dr. Jianfeng Zhan, together with his colleagues—Dr. Lei Wang, Dr. Wanling Gao, Ph.D. students Mr. Chenxi Wang and Mr. Hongxiao Li, as well as postdoctoral researchers Dr. Fanda Fan and Dr. Guoxin Kang. They have made several novel contributions that represent significant advancements beyond prior work. Their twelve main contributions include: Uncovering the Essence of Evaluation; Formalizing the Evaluation and Its Dual and Inverse Problems; Formally Introducing the Discipline of Evaluatology; Exploring Why the Past Efforts Failed to Establish the Discipline of Evaluation; Proposing a New World Model: What Distinguishes Intelligent Lives from Normal Objects; Proposing a New Interpretation of Fundamental Interrogations: Measurement, Testing, and Reasoning; Revealing the Essence of Value; Explaining the Fundamental Roles and Interrelationship of Four Interrogations; Summarizing Other Fundamental Evaluation Methodology; Formally Defining Benchmarks and Testbeds; Presenting New Possible Paths to Strong Artificial Intelligence; and Demonstrating Applications of Evaluatology in Different Areas.