# Symbolic AI

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> Updated: 2026-05-13T21:09:01.410Z
> Type: glossary
> Category: yapay-zeka-temelleri
**TLDR:** A classical AI approach that performs inference by representing knowledge with rules, symbols, and logical expressions.

<p>Symbolic AI was one of the earliest major schools in AI history and is based on explicitly representing knowledge. In this approach, information about the world is modeled through rules, symbols, logical relationships, and structured definitions. The system then performs inference over this explicit knowledge. Symbolic AI is especially strong in explainability, auditability, and directly encoding expert knowledge into a system. It may not be as flexible as data-heavy modern approaches, but it remains extremely valuable for showing that AI is not only about statistics, but also about knowledge and logic.</p>