Intellect
August 27, 2003
- Syllabus
o Easiest way is email
o Subject (4521)
- What is critical thinking
o Looking for different interpretations
o Examining, reflective thought
- Professor
o AI bias
o Research
- Monty python arguing
- Start class
- What is a good argument
o Opposite of list below
o Listening and hearing
- What is a bad argument
o Based in opinion
¤ Not backed by facts
o Illogical
o Not well thought out
o Self contradictory
o Based on fallacy
o Not falsifiable
o Not open to change
o Irrelevant
o Circular
o Invalid
o Name calling
o Not listening
o Arguing dogma
o Based purely on emotion
o Based on awful alternate reality
o Nitpicking
o Moving target
o Moving too fast without chance for rebuttal
¤ Talking too fast
- Deep blue
o Computer that plays and wins at chess
o Moving target
¤ Once computers can do this they are intelligent but when they accomplish it change to, thatŐs not what intelligence is
- What is intelligence
o Foresight
o Hindsight
o Sight
o Adaptation
o Creativity (enjoyment)
o Understanding
o Learn from yours or others mistakes
o Abstract thinking
o Knowing context
o Motivation
o Problem solving
o Inquisitiveness
o Evaluate situation
o Transfer of knowledge
o Associations
o Versatility
o Observant
o Skillful
o Open mind
o Flexible
o Emotion
o Resilient
o Confidence
o Patients
o Imagination
o Being able to learn in general
o Efficient
o Using previous knowledge and understanding
o Memory
o Strategy
o Ability to survive
o Cooperation
o Sense of humor
- Discuss if ____ can do it
o Computer program or robot (machine)
¤ Foresight (mechanical)
¤ Hindsight (mechanical)
¤ Sight
¤ Problem solving
¤ Evaluating situation
¤ Transfer of knowledge
¤ Associations
¤ Observant
¤ Learning
¤ Efficient
¤ Use previous knowledge
¤ Memory
¤ Strategic
¤ Cooperative
o Dog/cat
o Adult human
¤ In theory all
o 3 year old human
¤ Potential for all
- Its all relative
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