Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a reasoning virtual 4-year-old child. The “child,” named “Eddie,” can reason about his own beliefs to draw conclusions in a manner that matches human children of that age. To test Eddie’s reasoning powers, the group created a demo in Second Life in which Eddie was shown someone placing an object in one location then leaving the virtual room, followed by a second person who moved the object to another location in the room. Eddie was then asked where the first person would look for the object when he got back.
I agree with Eddy! Can someone please tell me why the first person's belief that the object is in the first location is not logical? After all, he didn't know it had been moved! Or is there a mistake in the article?
There's obviously a mistake in the article. This cognitive test is a standard one for children that age. Eddie must have actually thought it was the second location.
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AI Program Thinks Like a 4-Year-Old
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 11, 2008 01:43 PMResearchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a reasoning virtual 4-year-old child. The “child,” named “Eddie,” can reason about his own beliefs to draw conclusions in a manner that matches human children of that age. To test Eddie’s reasoning powers, the group created a demo in Second Life in which Eddie was shown someone placing an object in one location then leaving the virtual room, followed by a second person who moved the object to another location in the room. Eddie was then asked where the first person would look for the object when he got back.