Problem 1
As demonstrated in Section 11.2, humans might use a question for a purpose other than asking. Another example is "Do you know that your tire is flat?" which is used to inform rather than to ask. Give examples of questions used to reassure, to warn, and to criticize.
Problem 2
Analyze a soda dispensing machine as an agent. What are its sensors? What are its actuators? What level of response (reflex, knowledge based, goal based) does it exhibit?
Problem 3
Identify each of the following responses as being reflex, knowledge based, or goal based. Justify your answers. a. A computer program translating text from German to English b. A thermostat turning on the furnace when the temperature in a house drops below the current setting c. A pilot landing a plane safely on a runway
Problem 4
If a researcher uses computer models for studying the memorization capabilities of the human mind, do the programs developed for the machine necessarily memorize to the best of the machine's abilities? Explain.
Problem 5
Give some examples of declarative knowledge. Give some examples of procedural knowledge.
Problem 6
In the context of object-oriented programming, what parts of an object are used to store declarative knowledge? What parts are used to store procedural knowledge?
Problem 7
Which of the following activities do you expect to be performance oriented and which are simulation oriented? a. The design of an automated shuttle system (often used at airports between terminals) b. The design of a model predicting the path of a hurricane c. The design of a Web search database used to derive and maintain indices for documents stored on the World Wide Web d. The design of a model of a nation's economy for testing theories e. The design of a program for monitoring a patient's vital signs
Problem 8
Today, some telephone calls to businesses are handled by automated answering systems that use speech and voice recognition to converse with the caller. Do these systems pass the Turing test? Explain your answer.
Problem 9
Identify a small set of geometric properties that can be used to distinguish between the symbols \(\mathrm{F}, \mathrm{E}\), \(\mathrm{L}\), and T.
Problem 12
Compare the roles of the prepositional phrases in the following two sentences (which differ by only one word). How could a machine be programmed to make such distinctions? The pigpen was built by the barn. The pigpen was built by the farmer.
