AI Timeline Quiz Session 1 Break

Who is widely considered the "father of artificial intelligence" for his pioneering work in the 1950s?

• Alan Turing

• John McCarthy

• Marvin Minsky

• Geoffrey Hinton

Which of the following best describes the "AI winter"?

• A period of rapid progress in AI

• A time when funding and interest in AI research declined

• The development of the first AI robot

• The introduction of machine learning

Who developed a test which is a method for determining whether a machine can exhibit intelligent behaviour?

• Alan Turing

• John McCarthy

• Norbert Wiener

• Ada Lovelace

Which event is commonly referred to as the birth of AI?

• The Fourth Industrial Revolution - Present Day.

• Dartmouth Summer Research Project – 1956.

• The Creation of the World Wide Web – 1989.

• The Research of Thomas Bayes - 1763.

What is the name of the first chatbot, created in the 1960s to simulate a psychotherapist?

• Siri

• ELIZA

• Watson

• Alexa

Which of the following best describes the contribution of Thomas Bayes to AI?

• He proposed a method for updating probabilities when new evidence is introduced. ✅
  

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  He invented Boolean logic used in computing.
  

• He created the first neural network.

• He designed early mechanical calculators.

In which century did Ada Lovelace, often called the “first computer programmer,” write the first published algorithm intended for a machine?

• 17th century (1600s)

• 18th century (1700s)

• 19th century (1800s)

• 20th century (1900s)