Major Milestones in AI Evolution AIE Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26foundation · easy

   How did the rise of deep learning in the 2010s most directly influence subsequent AI research?

   • AIt shifted focus from hand-crafted rules to learning representations directly from data.
   • BIt eliminated the need for large datasets and high-performance computing.
   • CIt made rule-based expert systems the dominant AI paradigm again.
   • DIt replaced all symbolic reasoning approaches with purely statistical methods.
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2. 27foundation · easy

   Which of the following best describes the role of expert systems in AI history?

   • AThey were the first systems to use deep neural networks for image recognition.
   • BThey demonstrated that AI could generate original creative content without human input.
   • CThey encoded human expertise into rule-based systems to solve problems in specific domains.
   • DThey proved that machines could learn from large datasets without labeled examples.
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4. 28application · easy

   A team of AI researchers is writing a grant proposal to study the foundations of machine learning. They want to cite the researcher who proposed the perceptron, a foundational model for neural networks. Which researcher should they cite?

   • AFrank Rosenblatt
   • BMarvin Minsky
   • CJohn McCarthy
   • DAlan Turing
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5. 29expert · medium

   A university is creating a course on the history of AI. The instructor wants to highlight the contributions of different pioneers. The instructor is preparing a lecture on the development of expert systems and wants to feature the researcher who created MYCIN, a landmark expert system for medical diagnosis. Which researcher should the instructor feature?

   • AEdward Shortliffe
   • BEdward Feigenbaum
   • CMarvin Minsky
   • DJohn McCarthy
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6. 30foundation · easy

   Which researcher is best known for proposing the Turing test and laying foundational ideas for machine intelligence?

   • AGeoffrey Hinton
   • BMarvin Minsky
   • CAlan Turing
   • DJohn McCarthy
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