MINDS AND MACHINES (SMT-271554)

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Course Description:

This course will introduce students to the theory of consciousness, artificial intelligence and argue the possibility of building a machine with a mind. The course will be based on introductions to the following topics in the order given: mind versus brain, artificial intelligence, natural language, formal systems, truth and proof, syntax and semantics, Godel's theorem and the halting problem, the Turing test and the Chinese room, internal and external points of view and possibilities of formalizing a logical model of a brain/mind. The evolutionary development of the brain/mind will be emphasized throughout the course.

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Liberal Study
Lower Level
Credits: 4
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) :

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