CS4811 Homework 7 ---
Computational Intelligence
Due: Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2012 (03:05pm)
No extensions will be allowed because we will
discuss the topics of this assignment in class.
(Assigned: Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2012.)
Read the article listed below and watch the video shown in class.
Write a 2-page paper that includes four sections:
- Section 1 (Introduction) : Introduce your paper, Feigenbaum's paper
and Lenat's presentation. Provide a brief summary of the main
points of each.
- Section 2 (Question 1): On page 34, Feigenbaum states that
"For an artifact, a computational intelligence, to be able to behave
with high levels of performance on complex intellectual tasks,
perhaps surpassing human level, it must have extensive knowledge
of the domain.'' and mentions the CYC project at the end of the
section. Explain how the CYC project approaches the problem of
``coding extensive knowledge of the domain". Provide technical
details.
- Section 3 (Question 2): In Sections 5.2 and 5.3, Feigenbaum
explains how a large knowledge base can be built by reading text
and distilling the WWW. Explain the theoretical and practical
challenges that you see in implementing these processes.
- Section 4 (Conclusion): Provide concluding remarks. Explain the
points you agree and disagree in Feigenbaum's paper and
Lenat's presentation.
References:
- Some Challenges and Grand Challenges for Computational Intelligence.
Edward A. Feigenbaum.
Journal of the ACM (JACM), 50(1): January 2003, 32 --40.
(
online copy
)
- Computers versus Common Sense
Doug Lenat.
Presented at Google talks. May 30, 2006.
(
Link to Google Video
)
The paper should be single-spaced, single column, 12-point font with
1-inch margins. The paper should not be over 2 pages, even by a
word. It may be short a few lines.
Copy the above reference list to the third page of the
paper. You may change the titles of the second and third sections.