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Mind and Machine SpecializationUniversity of Colorado Boulder

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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.

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Mind and Machine Specialization

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What you will learn

Describe the details of the Turing test, including its purpose, limitations, and potential impact.
Describe the details of Searle’s Chinese Room thought experiment, including its purpose, limitations, and potential impact.
Discuss previous and current attempts to create artificial systems that can pass the Turing Test in various domains.
Compute and outline the limitations of exponential and factorial growth functions.

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Course 1 of 4 in the

Mind and Machine Specialization

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English

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David Quigley

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Introduction

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 18 min)

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Tests and Thought Experiments

4 hours to complete

1 video (Total 34 min), 5 readings, 5 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

A Hard Problem

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 19 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week4

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Cognitive Problems in Computational Terms

3 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 80 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM WHAT IS “THE MIND” AND WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?

by COJul 23, 2021

Interesting course. Hard sometimes as it covers a lot of subjects.

by AMAug 7, 2020

Very interesting course with a basic level. Topics are addressed in a very general way. Topics are of philosophical importance and motivates you to think more about them.

by HMay 25, 2020

This gives a decent overview and a starter towards interests in Computational Cognition, giving necessary background in the evolution of the research area.

by DCJun 21, 2020

It is a good introduction to what is artificial intelligence and that has been sought or meaning from its origins

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About the Mind and Machine Specialization

This specialization examines the ways in which our current understanding of human thinking is both illuminated and challenged by the evolving techniques and ideas of artificial intelligence and computer science. Our collective understanding of “minds” – both biological and computational – has been revolutionized over the past half-century by themes originating in fields like cognitive psychology, machine learning, neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and game theory, among others. This specialization focuses on both the larger “historical” arc of these changes as well as current research directions and controversies.

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