CSSE 413: Day 20

Outline

• Discussion of Searle's Minds, Brains and Programs
• IBM's view on Cognitive computing/systems
  • The Rise of Cognitive Computing video.
  • What Makes a Cognitive System? video.
  • IBM Watson: Ushering in the Era of Learning Systems video
• Knowledge Representation:
  • Class exercise: Definition of a "chair"
  • Kinds of knowledge: conceptual and know-how
  • Does Watson care?
  • Frames

Materials

• Representative frame produced by Watson's Prismatic component.
• Availble slots in Prismatic frame.
• Slides for frames
• Paper proposing frames by Marvin Minsky.

Further Readings

• A more precise version of Searle's argument can be found on this Wikipedia page
• If you are interested in a more precise discussion of what AI is all about from a cognitive science perspective, the following book by John Haugeland provides an excellent treatment of AI: Artificial Intelligence, The Very Idea
• Another great read is the following book Computer Power and Human Reason by Joseph Weizenbaum