Artificial Intelligence Enters Brave New World

From: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday | Date: December 2, 2007| Author: LIANE HANSEN | Copyright information


NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday

12-02-2007

Artificial Intelligence Enters Brave New World

Host: LIANE HANSEN
Time 12:00-13:00 PM

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LIANE HANSEN, host:

Okay. Here's one more question for you. What is intelligence? Is it the ability to solve a puzzle or write a novel or what? Well, this next story is about how scientists are grappling with what makes a machine intelligent artificial int...

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