Exercise#1 Examine the AI literature to discover whether the following tasks can currently be solved by computers:
Playing a decent game of table tennis (Ping-Pong). Driving in the center of Cairo, Egypt. Driving in Victorville, California. Buying a week’s worth of groceries at the market. Buying a week’s worth of groceries on the Web. Playing a decent game of Go at a champion level. Discovering and proving new mathematical theorems. Writing an intentionally funny story. Giving competent legal advice in a specialized area of law. Translating spoken English into spoken Swedish in real time. • Performing a complex surgical operation. • Identifying objects in images. • • •
• Playing a decent game of table tennis (Ping-Pong).
• Driving in Victorville, California.
• Driving in the center of Cairo, Egypt.
• Buying a week’s worth of groceries at the market. Not yet! But there are robots that deliver your orders!
• Buying a week’s worth of groceries on the Web. What examples can you think of?
• Playing a decent game of Go at a champion level.
• Discovering and proving new mathematical theorems. Limited but possible!
• Writing an intentionally funny story. Not yet! he was silent for a long moment. he was silent for a moment. it was quiet for a moment. it was dark and cold. there was a pause. it was my turn.
• Giving competent legal advice in a specialized area of law.
• Translating spoken English into spoken Swedish in real time. Check out google translate!
• Performing a complex surgical operation. Limited but possible!