Academic Writing - Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence

Sources: 8 MLA, double spaced File Name: Order 210641746 Philosophy Due: 7th november 11 AM 1375 words about alternatives to GOFAI (Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence) TWO PREPARATORY NOTES 1.) There were 3 architectures or models of mind that have been proposed as alternatives to classical GOFAI: C: Connectionism (a.k.a. neural networks or “brain-style computing”); D: Dynamical systems; R: Robotic or “extended mind” approaches 2.) In part II of “What Computers can’t do”, Dreyfus claims that GOFAI rests on four fundamental assumptions (biological, psychological, epistemological, and ontological) that are contrary to the nature of human intelligence **FIRST STEP Choose some human activity (call it A) that, in your judgment: - is a critical or necessary component of intelligence, or requires intelligence in order to be done; AND - is something for which one of C, D, or R is a better model, or provides a better explanation, than GOFAI. Call your choice M **SECOND STEP Write a paper that - identifies A, briefly explain why it requires or is necessary to intelligence; AND - explains why M provides the best model or explanation of A, with reference to as detailed an explanation as possible (within the space limitations) of what an M “explanation” or model of A would look like; AND - with respect to each of Dreyfus’ 4 assumptions, say whether M makes the assumption, and if in that respect it differs from GOFAI, whether you believe that fact is relevant to M’s providing a better model or explanation of A than GOFAI (double spaced ) (Minimum 1.5" (4 cm) margins on all pages) (12 point serif font ) (please state exact word count, exlcuding the reference at the end of the page)