The Return of Artificial Intelligence.ppt

The Return of Artificial Intelligence Q 27 How AI might have a military impact Key: pra E line 4 …could be used to spot camouflaged vehicles on a battlefield… Q 28 the fact that AI brings together a range of separate research areas. Key: pra B line 4 …a research programme that encompassed such previously disparate fields as operations research, cybernetics, logic and computer science. Q 29 the reason why AI has become a common topic of conversation again. Key: pra A line 1 After yeas in the wilderness,the term “AI”seems poised to make a comeback…but the fact that others are starting to use it again suggests that AI has moved on from being seen as an over-abitious and under-achieving filed of reserach Q 30 how AI could help deal with difficulties related to the amount of information available electronically. Key pra F line 3 In particular, the problem of information overload, exacerbated by the growth of e-mail and the explosion in the number of web pages, means there are plenty of opportunities for new technologies to help filter and catergorise information-classic AI problems. Q 31 where the expression AI was first used. Key: pra B Line 1 The field was launched, and the term AI coined at a conference in 1956 by a group of researchers… T/F/NG Q32 The researchers who launched the field of AI had worked together on other projects in the past. (NG) Pra B Line 1 Q33 In 1985, AI was at its lowest point. F Pra C line 1 Q34 Research into agent technology was more costly than research into neural networks. NG Pra C page 72 line 3 Q 35 Applications of AI have already had a degree of success. T Pra D line 6 Q 36 The problems waiting to be solved by AI have not changed since 1967. F Pra E /F But the tide may now be turning… Another factor that may boost the propects for AI in the near future is that… Q 37 The film 2001: A Space Odyssey reflected contemporary ideas about the potential of AI computers. T Pra G Line 1 Q 38 According to researchers, in the late 1980s