Really Intelligent Computers

July 16th, 2009 by June von Bonin

Watch the lecture of Dr. Paul Cohen, Professor and Head of Computer Science, at the University of Arizona.

Halfway through its first century, artificial intelligence has delivered some astonishing successes on narrowly defined tasks: cars that drive themselves, airline reservation systems you can talk to, search engines for the Web. Yet these accomplishments have failed to match the general, flexible, adaptive mind of a two-year-old child. By understanding the differences between childlike and computer intelligence, we set the stage for the development of really intelligent computers. (via YouTube)

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2 Responses to “Really Intelligent Computers”

  1. andzol Says:

    The first link doesn’t work, maybe youtube deleted the video? Could you give another one, or other info?

  2. June von Bonin Says:

    hi andzol. i have corrected the link in the post. and to make sure:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhqLHtjKL0I

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