Intro to AI Flashcards
AI is the study of intelligence, particularly ________ _______
intelligent machines
AI is mainly interested in understanding and _______ things that think or act rationally
creating
Humans are a special case in that we are capable of _______ rational thought and action
general
AI is often compared to _______ performance
human
In the 1950s, Alan Turing proposed the ______ _____
Turing Test
Describe the process of the Turing Test
a computer and a human questioner have a conversation through a computer terminal, such that the questioner has no idea if they are conversing with a computer or a real human; the computers goal is to make the questioner think they are human
Some questions asked during the Turing Test may require the computer to ____
lie
What 4 things does an program need to pass the Turing Test?
- Understand and generate natural language
- Store and retrieve things it knows and hears
- Infer new conclusions using its stored information
- Learn about new circumstances
We are nowhere near being able to create a program to pass the _____ ____
Turing Test
The Turing Test is ________ and is more useful for inspiring people
impractical
__________ _______ is closely related to AI
Cognitive Science
Cognitive science is interested in explaining how _______ think
humans
The computer science approach to AI is more ___________ oriented and may not mimic how humans solve problems
engineering
What is an “agent”?
Something that acts in the world
What do we mean when we say “rational”?
Doing the right thing
A major question in AI: “Is anything other than a _______ a rational agent?”
human
Most AI researchers believe that there are more ________ ______ than just humans
rational agents
________ are not a requirement for rational though
Emotions
Scientists argue that ____________ is important for intelligence, but the line defining it is blurry
consciousness
We can encode rationality using _______ rules and _________
logical, mathematics
People believe rational agents use _______
algorithms
Economics are used in the fields of ________ theory and ____ theory
decision, game
Neuroscience study the human brain and attempt to ________ it
simulate
___________ ________ concerns itself with designing a computer to be intelligent by carefully studying the components used to make computers
Hardware engineering
