Artificial Intelligence: Foundations of Autonomous Consciousness and the New World to Come Shawana Thomas INF103: Computer Literacy Prof. Troy Robinson December 5‚ 2012 Table of Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………… 3 What is Artificial Intelligence? ……………………………………………………………….. 3 Defining Intelligence ………………………………………………………………………….. 4 A Glimmer of a Thought………………………………………………………………………. 5 The Beginning of a New Intelligence………………………………………………………….. 6 AI Applications of Today:
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Criteria for Intelligence Tests A good intelligence test must be valid‚ reliable and standard. Validity refers to how well the test accurately capture what it attempts to measure. For intelligence tests‚ that is "intelligence". For example‚ a test measuring language proficiency in itself cannot be considered an intelligence test because not all people proficient in a certain language are "intelligent"‚ in a sense. Similarly‚ a test measuring mathematical ability need not include instructions using
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Multiple Intelligences Stacy Bowers General Psychology/300 May 31‚ 2010 Dr. James Bell Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the theory of multiple intelligences developed by Howard Gardner. It will be discussing three intelligences; Bodily-Kinesthetic‚ Logical-Mathematical‚ and Interpersonal. This paper will also take a look at how each of these three personalities can have an impact on personal success. Illustrations of this discussion are used throughout Chapter 8: Intelligence
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VALUE LINE PUBLISHING‚ OCTOBER 2002 Teaching Note This case follows the performance-review and financial-statement-forecasting decisions of a Value Line analyst for the retail-building-supply industry in October 2002. The case contrasts the strong operating performance of Home Depot with the strong stock-market performance of Lowe’s. Students examine a financial-ratio analysis for Home Depot that acts as a template to generate a comparable ratio analysis for Lowe’s. The students’ ratio
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back and forth the question‚ “Does a person’s IQ level really affects their probability of committing a crime and if lack of intelligence increases criminal behavior throughout a person’s life.” Some believe that IQ is a more important variable than race‚ social or economical class in foretelling criminal behavior. The theory of crime being linked to a person’s intelligence says that if IQ does not affect the probability of crime‚ it can have a chain reaction. Academic incompetence as a child is the
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Cunard Line‚ Ltd. Entered in the cruise and steamship business in 1840 and currently offers cruising on seven ships with 5 in the luxury category and 2 in the premium category. Each cruise has its own distinctive image and positioning. As far as its customers are concerned 95% of the customers are from America and Europe. The total cruise industry consisted of approx. 4 million boardings per year. Of this luxury segment comprised 8% that is 320 thousand. Cunard estimates that it has a 50 % market
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Leased Lines Below what speed are there different leased line standards in different parts of the world? In the text “Business data networks and telecommunications” the author points out that leased lines vary worldwide from 56 kbps to several gigabits per second‚ depending on the technology used. The lowest speeds of these leased lines are 56 or 64 kbps in the United States‚ and 64 kbps in Europe. These speeds are comparable to modem speeds and are rarely installed. The typical wiring for these
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------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form A BRIEF HISTORY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Stephanie Haack is director of communications for the Computer Museum in Boston. The history of artificial intelligence (AI) began in antiquity‚ with myths‚ stories and rumors of artificial beings endowed with intelligence or consciousness by master craftsmen; as Pamela McCorduck writes‚ AI began with "an ancient wish to forge the gods."[1] The seeds of modern AI were
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INTRODUCTION Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence exhibited by machines or software. It is also an academic field of study. Major AI researchers and textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents"‚ where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chances of success. John McCarthy‚ who coined the term in 1955‚ defines it as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines". AI research is highly
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After reading many novels throughout my life I would place‚ The Shadow Lines‚ by Amitav Ghosh‚ in my top 10 list. The novel is based on the narrator who was English educated but Indian born. The narrator illustrates and shares his views of foreign countries which he has never been to with other characters in the novel. Even though the narrator is English educated his values‚ ethics‚ and culture is more Indian than an American. Many of us now notice that when a person migrates from one country
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