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Assignment 1
Chapter 1, Exercises 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, and 12.
Following are a set of mostly philosophical questions based on the material in Chapter 1. There are no right
or wrong answers to any of these. Please think about them and write what you think. Also, please be brief. I
won’t have time to read all of these, but we will discuss them in class after the due date. You will get full
credit on each question if you respond at all.
a. Explain what is meant by
Artificial Intelligence
.
b. Ada Lovelace was a collaborator and supporter of Charles Babbage and is sometimes regarded as the
first computer programmer. She is quoted as saying in reference to Babbage's Analytical Engine:
``The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to originate anything. It can do whatever we know how
to order it to perform. It can follow analysis; but it has no power of anticipating any analytical relations or
truths. Its province is to assist us to making available what we are already acquainted with.''
Do you agree with Lovelace's statement in the context of modern-day computing? Explain your answer, i.e.,
state why you agree or disagree.
c. What is the
Turing Test
? [
Note
: Please use your own words. Simply copying the relevant portion of the
textbook will result in no credit for this question.]
d. In your opinion, is this test a correct measure of intelligence? State your reasons.
e. Is attempting to build a machine that can pass the Turing Test a suitable aim of AI research? State your
reasons.
f. The
Strong AI Hypothesis
claims that it is possible to program a digital computer so that it embodies
true human-like consciousness, i.e., intelligence, understanding, emotions, self-awareness, etc. State whether
you agree or disagree with this hypothesis and give your reasons.
g. In 1976, Alan Newell and Herbert Simon proposed the
Physical Symbol System Hypothesis
: The
necessary and sufficient condition that a system be intelligent is that it be a physical symbol system. Do you
agree with this hypothesis?
h. In 1980, John Searle presented his
Chinese Room Argument
. This was intended to dispute the Strong AI
Hypothesis, and implicitly also the Physical Symbol System Hypothesis. What is the key point of Searle's
argument? Do you agree with it? Does it effectively dispute the two hypotheses?
Each exercise or answer is worth 5 points.
Due Monday 9/18
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