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    REVISIT

                       ▶  Intelligence can be defined as the mental capacity to acquire and apply knowledge.
                       ▶  Artificial Intelligence or AI refers to the software technologies that give machines or robots the
                         intelligence to perform tasks generally performed by intelligent beings.
                       ▶   John McCarthy was the first person to coin the term Artificial Intelligence in the DartMouth
                         Conference held in 1956.
                       ▶  WABOT-2 was built at Waseda University in 1984.
                       ▶  Asimo, Roomba, Google's driverless car, etc., were developed in 2000s.

                       ▶  Sophia, Siri, Google Home, etc., were developed after 2010.

                     1.  Tick ( ) the correct option.
                        a.  Which of the following best describes the key role of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

                              (i)  Mimicking human emotions

                             (ii)  Performing tasks requiring human intelligence
                            (iii)  Understanding only complete information

                            (iv)  Inability to learn from past experiences

                        b.  Who is often referred to as the ‘Father of Artificial Intelligence’?
                              (i)  Alan Turing                                   (ii)  John McCarthy
                            (iii)  Cynthia Breazeal                             (iv)  Marvin Minsky

                        c.   Which robot head was developed by Professor Cynthia Breazeal and could recognise and
                            simulate emotions?

                              (i)  ASIMO                                         (ii)  Roomba
                            (iii)  Kismet                                       (iv)  WABOT-2

                        d.  Which of the following was a significant AI achievement during the 2010s?

                              (i)  Development of Kinect for Xbox 360
                             (ii)  Creation of Amazon Alexa

                            (iii)  Release of Google Home

                            (iv)  Introduction of humanoid robot, Sophia

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