CCT395H5 Lecture Notes - Question Answering, David Ferrucci, Tom Boellstorff
12 May 2013
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A branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers. The capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior. Watson on jeopardy: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=li-m7o_brng, watson"s dad" david ferrucci. Principal investigator deepqa, ibm research http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=3g2h3dz8rnc. Natural language: a human written or spoken language as opposed to a computer language, open domain question answering (ferrucci) Ai detects meaning: human intelligence: flow of traffic vehicle motion and interaction between vehicles. What is missing from ai: context around cognitive experiences that lead to meaning, depth of interpretation of unstructured, ambiguous, messy data, soul, narrative (sengers) Goals/purpose/use: training of staff without the danger of them damaging expensive equipment. Boellstorff underlines the importance of the visual aspects of second life and how a sense of place, increased through landscape and home-ownership, is fundamental to residents. He also comes to understand how sociality is a key reason why the majority of residents remain in.
