December
1998 QUESTION 5 Total Marks: 20 Marks |
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| 5. | (a) Define the term artificial
intelligence.
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| (b) Almost all artificial intelligence programs contain problem solving
techniques. Describe – using examples – the three components of a problem
solving technique, and how they relate to one another.
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| (c) | (i) Why are techniques which are applied on game playing similar to those applied in problem solving? | [2] | |
| (ii) Describe two points at which heuristic information can be applied in a search. | [2] | ||
| (iii) In the context of games, what is the alpha-beta
principle?
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| (d) In recent years, artificial intelligence has progressed to a point at which machines and software have been developed that can actually perform better than human beings at certain tasks. Such events have been widely reported: one example is the Deep Blue chess computer, which was developed by IBM. Based on your understanding of artificial intelligence, describe whether you think – in your opinion – that it is possible for machines incorporating artificial intelligence to be superior to human beings at any, some, or even many tasks. | [4] | ||