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Who was the first to develop an informal system of syllogisms for proper reasoning?
Who was the first to develop an informal system of syllogisms for proper reasoning?
Which philosopher proposed that reasoning was similar to numerical computation, involving addition and subtraction in thoughts?
Which philosopher proposed that reasoning was similar to numerical computation, involving addition and subtraction in thoughts?
Who built the first known calculating machine that could perform multiplication and division before Pascal's adding machine?
Who built the first known calculating machine that could perform multiplication and division before Pascal's adding machine?
Around 1500, which individual designed but did not build a functional mechanical calculator?
Around 1500, which individual designed but did not build a functional mechanical calculator?
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In his 1651 book Leviathan, who suggested the idea of an 'artificial animal'?
In his 1651 book Leviathan, who suggested the idea of an 'artificial animal'?
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Who gave the first clear discussion of the distinction between mind and matter?
Who gave the first clear discussion of the distinction between mind and matter?
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Who formalized a class of sequential decision problems called Markov decision processes?
Who formalized a class of sequential decision problems called Markov decision processes?
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For what did Herbert Simon win the Nobel Prize in economics in 1978?
For what did Herbert Simon win the Nobel Prize in economics in 1978?
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Who demonstrated the existence of localized areas of the brain responsible for specific cognitive functions?
Who demonstrated the existence of localized areas of the brain responsible for specific cognitive functions?
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Who developed a staining technique allowing the observation of individual neurons in the brain?
Who developed a staining technique allowing the observation of individual neurons in the brain?
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Who was the first to apply mathematical models to the study of the nervous system?
Who was the first to apply mathematical models to the study of the nervous system?
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What does neuroscience primarily study?
What does neuroscience primarily study?
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Who proposed a model of artificial neurons characterized as being 'on' or 'off', with a switch to 'on' occurring in response to stimulation by neighboring neurons?
Who proposed a model of artificial neurons characterized as being 'on' or 'off', with a switch to 'on' occurring in response to stimulation by neighboring neurons?
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What is the term used to describe the hybrid field that intersects modern linguistics and AI?
What is the term used to describe the hybrid field that intersects modern linguistics and AI?
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Who demonstrated a simple updating rule for modifying the connection strengths between neurons, leading to an influential learning model known as 'Hebbian learning'?
Who demonstrated a simple updating rule for modifying the connection strengths between neurons, leading to an influential learning model known as 'Hebbian learning'?
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Which pair of individuals built SNARC, the first neural network computer, in 1950?
Which pair of individuals built SNARC, the first neural network computer, in 1950?
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When were Chomsky's syntactic models based on the Indian linguist Panini developed?
When were Chomsky's syntactic models based on the Indian linguist Panini developed?
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What is the name given to the model proposed by Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts that showed that any computable function could be computed by some network of connected neurons?
What is the name given to the model proposed by Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts that showed that any computable function could be computed by some network of connected neurons?
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What were some of the problems that Minsky and colleagues at MIT worked on during the early enthusiasm period (1952-1969)?
What were some of the problems that Minsky and colleagues at MIT worked on during the early enthusiasm period (1952-1969)?
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Who enhanced Hebb's learning methods in the 1960s?
Who enhanced Hebb's learning methods in the 1960s?
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What happened to the early AI systems when they were tried on wider selections of problems and more difficult problems?
What happened to the early AI systems when they were tried on wider selections of problems and more difficult problems?
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What was the focus of Machine Translation (MT) that was funded by the U.S. National Research Council?
What was the focus of Machine Translation (MT) that was funded by the U.S. National Research Council?
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What famous saying was retranslated humorously during an advisory report on Machine Translation?
What famous saying was retranslated humorously during an advisory report on Machine Translation?
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Who proved the perceptron convergence theorem?
Who proved the perceptron convergence theorem?
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According to Haugeland (1985), what did he mean by 'machines with minds'?
According to Haugeland (1985), what did he mean by 'machines with minds'?
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Based on Bellman (1978), what activities are associated with human thinking in the context of automation?
Based on Bellman (1978), what activities are associated with human thinking in the context of automation?
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What does Charniak and McDermott (1985) refer to as the study of mental faculties?
What does Charniak and McDermott (1985) refer to as the study of mental faculties?
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According to Winston (1992), what computations are studied in the context of perceiving, reasoning, and acting?
According to Winston (1992), what computations are studied in the context of perceiving, reasoning, and acting?
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How did Kurzweil (1990) define the art of creating machines?
How did Kurzweil (1990) define the art of creating machines?
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'Computational Intelligence' as defined by Poole et al. (1998) involves the design of what?
'Computational Intelligence' as defined by Poole et al. (1998) involves the design of what?
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