Course Number: CSCI 116H

Course Name: Mind in Machine

Instructor: Anne Keuneke - Computer Science

Class Days and Times: Tue & Thu, 11:00-12:15pm

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday: 2:00-3:00, Wednesday: 1:00-2:00

Office Phone: (530) 898-5998

Department Phone: (530) 898-6442

email: amk@ecst.csuchico.edu

WebPage: http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~amk

Textbooks:

• Artificial Minds, by Stan Franklin, 1997, The MIT Press
• The Mind's Eye, Hofstadter and Dennett (eds), 1982,Bantam Books
• An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, by Janet Finlay and Alan Dix, 1996, UCL Press

Course Description: This course discusses papers and research from collections which provide a variety of Cognitive Science issues (Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Psychology, Linguistics etc.). The objectives of this course are to address concerns of both human (psychology) and machine (artificial intelligence) cognition. What is intelligence, how does one know when someone/thing has it, is it easy to determine when someone/thing does not? Can only humans be intelligent? Is there such a thing as machine intelligence? How is/would this be demonstrated? How might these forms of intelligence be different? How might they be similar? The course focuses on increasing one's capability to express their beliefs and evaluate arguments concerning these issues. See for a more formal description

Formal Paper Proposal: A three page double-spaced paper declaring what the concerns and content of your project will be. The proposal (and paper) should include references and bibliography.

Term Paper: The requirement is a fifteen page, double-spaced paper addressing an issue (of your interest and choice) in Artificial Intelligence, Mind, Brain, Cognitive Science, or Mind in Machine, or book review(s) and your perspectives on the book(s) in these same areas. Issues to address in your paper should include those listed in the readings from the class (below).

Classroom Responsibilities

Papers in the collection will be divided among the number of students. Each student will present 1-2 papers. Everyone should read all papers; the presenter is not supposed to teach the material, but organize the material, provide an overview, and then lead a discussion. (I will supply blank slides if asked.) The presenter should at least have an outline providing information such as:

• presenter's name
• purpose of the paper : what concept is the author discussing or proposing
• motivations for the work : why is this a useful piece of work?
• major points (overview)
• issues/insights this material predicates
• critique

Questions about the selected reading(s) may be asked at the beginning of each class and grades for these recorded.

See the outline for specific dates for readings