What is “the mind” and what is artificial intelligence?

About this course

In this course, we will explore the history of cognitive science and the way these ideas shape how we think of artificial cognition.

What you will learn

• Describe the details of the Turing test, including its purpose, limitations, and potential impact.
• Describe the details of Searle’s Chinese Room thought experiment, including its purpose, limitations, and potential impact.
• Discuss previous and current attempts to create artificial systems that can pass the Turing Test in various domains.
• Compute and outline the limitations of exponential and factorial growth functions.