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University of Colorado Boulder

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

University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera

Overview

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

Syllabus

  • Introduction
    • This week we will explore the history of automata and machines imitating life.
  • Tests and Thought Experiments
    • This week we will start to define the boundaries of intelligence, understanding, and related ideas from both human and machine perspectives.
  • A Hard Problem
    • For the next two weeks, we will discuss how our understanding of cognition leads to differing definitions of problems.
  • Cognitive Problems in Computational Terms
    • We will continue discussing how our understanding of cognition leads to differing definitions of problems.

Taught by

David Quigley

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