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Artificial Intelligence Project
As further guidance as to what students should do, we have made this overall outline of
how the project fits the standard. Note that this covers one of the two areas of computer
science students have to cover in their report. They must pick one other area of computer
science to do a project on as well.
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Selected Area: Artificial Intelligence
Key Problems: Determining whether or not a computer program is intelligent,
designing computer programs that have human intelligence
Key algorithm/Techniques: The Turing Test, various chatterbot design
techniques
Examples of practical applications: various Chatterbots, carrying out the Turing
Test.
Personalised student examples: each student conversation should be unique
For achieved, it could be expected that a student... “describing key problems that are
addressed in selected areas of computer science”
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Describing the problem of designing intelligent computer programs and/or
Describing the problem of determining whether or not a computer program is
intelligent.
“describing examples of practical applications of selected areas to demonstrate the use
of key algorithms and/or techniques from these areas”
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Carrying out a Turing Test experiment taking the role as the interrogator
Describing how the Turing Test was carried out
Reporting on the results
Describing at least 2 or 3 chatterbots
Showing conversations with at least 2 or 3 chatterbots
Describe one technique that chatterbots use to construct their replies, including an
example.
For merit, it could be expected that a student... “explaining how key algorithms or
techniques are applied in selected areas”
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Explaining what factors have to be considered when carrying out the Turing Test,
to ensure a valid result.
Explaining the details of at least two techniques chatterbots use to attempt to
sound human
“explaining examples of practical applications of selected areas to demonstrate the use
of key algorithms and/or techniques from these areas.”
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Explaining how the Turing Test could be used to evaluate a new chatterbot
Giving examples of conversations with chatterbots that illustrate at least two of
the techniques chatterbots use attempting to sound human
Artificial Intelligence Project
For excellence, it could be expected that a student... “discussing examples of practical
applications of selected areas to demonstrate the use of key algorithms and/or techniques
from these areas”
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Discussing other possible applications of chatterbots, other than web
entertainment.
Discussing other possible applications of a Turing Test like experiment
“evaluating the effectiveness of algorithms, techniques, or applications from selected
areas.”
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Discussing the various chatterbots, and the techniques they use
Discussing the effectiveness of the Turing Test