Explanation-driven reasoning engine

A device, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to:
• receive, from a user, a request to identify one or more items that satisfy one or more parameters of the request,
• wherein the user is associated with a plurality of preferences,
• wherein a preference of the plurality of preferences relates to a characteristic of the one or more items;
• identify a plurality of items that satisfy the one or more parameters;
• generate a plurality of explanation sets,
• wherein an explanation set of the plurality of explanation sets relates to an item of the plurality of items,
• wherein the explanation set includes at least one of:
• a positive explanation indicating that the item is positively associated with a first characteristic that relates to a first preference of the user, or
• a negative explanation indicating that the item is negatively associated with a second characteristic that relates to a second preference of the user;
• select a particular item from the plurality of items based on the plurality of explanation sets,
• wherein the particular item selected is associated with a particular explanation set of the plurality of explanation sets;
• and
• provide, to the user, information associated with the particular item selected,
• wherein the information includes the particular explanation set of the particular item selected.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive, from a user device, a request to identify one or more items that satisfy one or more parameters of the request,
• wherein the user device is associated with a user,
• wherein the user is associated with a plurality of preferences,
• wherein a preference of the plurality of preferences relates to a characteristic of the one or more items;
• identify a plurality of items that satisfy the one or more parameters;
• generate a plurality of explanation sets,
• wherein an explanation set of the plurality of explanation sets relates to an item of the plurality of items,
• wherein the explanation set includes at least one of:
• a positive explanation indicating that the item is positively associated with a first characteristic that relates to a first preference of the user, or
• a negative explanation indicating that the item is negatively associated with a second characteristic that relates to a second preference of the user,
• wherein the explanation set is associated with a score based on positive explanations included in the explanation set and negative explanations included in the explanation set;
• select a particular item from the plurality of items based on a plurality of scores,
• wherein the particular item selected is associated with a particular explanation set of the plurality of explanation sets;
• and
• transmit, to the user device, information associated with the particular item selected,
• wherein the information includes the particular explanation set of the particular item selected.