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Chapter 26: philosophical foundations

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODERN APPROACH

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Core Terminology

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ELIZA

What was the name of the 1960s program that frequently fooled people into thinking they were chatting with a human?

The Loebner Prize

What is the name of the longest-running annual competition based on the Turing Test?

qualification

The inability of logical rules to capture every possible exception or condition in a domain is known in AI as the _____ problem.

Good Old-Fashioned AI

What does the acronym GOFAI stand for?

Hubert Dreyfus

Which philosopher is the most prominent critic of GOFAI, arguing that human expertise is holistic rather than rule-based?

phenomenology

The study of direct experience, such as 'feeling' an emotion rather than just simulating it, is known as _____.

Chapter Quiz

According to the source, which capability is uniquely required for a computer to pass the 'Total Turing Test' compared to the standard Turing Test?

What is a primary obstacle to the 'laws of thought' (logicist) approach to artificial intelligence?

Which field is described as combining probability theory with utility theory to provide a framework for decisions made under uncertainty?

The 'General Problem Solver' (GPS) was the first program designed to embody which specific approach to AI?

Why was the DENDRAL program significant in the history of AI development?

Answers: D, C, A, D, A

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