AI Development and Philosophical Perspectives

AI Development and Philosophical Perspectives

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Computers, Philosophy, Science

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

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The speaker reflects on writing a book about AI 25 years ago, focusing on a group of Berkeley students attempting to program a computer with common sense. The narrative includes a specific problem where a computer must decide to wear a raincoat. Philosophers at the time critiqued AI's feasibility, likening it to building a 'Stairway to the Moon.' The speaker notes that while early AI efforts didn't pan out, emergent systems now show promise by mimicking brain-like parallel processing. The future of AI is expected to bring radical developments, marking a significant shift from past approaches.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main focus of the book written by the author 25 years ago?

The ethical implications of AI

The history of AI development

A group of grad students programming a computer with common sense

The future predictions of AI

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial goal of the grad students at Berkeley?

To create a new programming language

To develop a computer with common sense

To build a faster computer

To design a new AI algorithm

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What problem was the computer trying to solve in the book?

How to play chess

Whether to wear a raincoat when it was raining

How to cook a meal

How to recognize human emotions

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the role of the faculty adviser mentioned in the transcript?

He was a computer scientist

He worked with Roger Shank at Yale

He was a historian

He was a philosopher

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which philosopher at Berkeley was skeptical about AI's approach?

John McCarthy

Alan Turing

Henry Drus

Roger Shank

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What metaphor did Henry Drus use to describe the challenges of AI development?

Building a bridge to the future

Climbing a mountain

Building a Stairway to the Moon

Crossing a vast ocean

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the new approach in AI that resembles the brain's functioning?

Quantum computing

Single-threaded execution

Massively parallel processing

Linear processing

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