CS 30 Homework 5
Due by the beginning of class Tuesday, October 8
- Read the article Computing
Machinery and Intelligence by Alan M. Turing. Unfortunately, the
printed copy that I handed out in class contains some typos and is missing a
couple of tables from the original article. Click on the above link for a
corrected version.
- Read the article A Coffeehouse Conversation on the Turing Test by
Douglas R. Hofstadter, which was handed out in class.
- Write a page or two of reactions to the ideas discussed in these
articles. Does the Turing Test seem like a reasonable way to test for the
presence of genuine intelligence to you? If not, what would be a better way?
What do you see as the main strengths or weaknesses of the Turing
Test?
Be prepared to discuss these articles in class next week. I
will also post everyone's written reactions on the CS 30 Web page, so that
you can see what your classmates had to say.
- Read Chapters 5-6 of Concrete Abstractions.
Turning in your homework
Write up your reactions as either a plain text file (preferred), or a
Microsoft Word file. Name your file Your name HW 5 and put a
copy in the DROP BOX folder. You do not need to turn in a hardcopy.