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MACHINA SAPIENS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cognitive computer
1, record 1, English, cognitive%20computer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- reasoning machine 2, record 1, English, reasoning%20machine
correct
- thinking machine 2, record 1, English, thinking%20machine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A computer which understands at the level of cognitive understanding will be able to do some of the following things: learn or change as a result of its experiences; relate present experiences to past experiences intelligently; formulate new information for itself-come to its own conclusions based on experience; explain itself-say why it made the connections it did, and what thought process was involved in reaching a conclusion. 3, record 1, English, - cognitive%20computer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ordinateur cognitif
1, record 1, French, ordinateur%20cognitif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- machine savante 2, record 1, French, machine%20savante
correct, feminine noun
- machine pensante 2, record 1, French, machine%20pensante
correct, feminine noun
- machina sapiens 3, record 1, French, machina%20sapiens
correct, feminine noun
- machine douée de raison 4, record 1, French, machine%20dou%C3%A9e%20de%20raison
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machines d'un genre nouveau, conçues pour "raisonner" plutôt que calculer, et cela à un vitesse mille fois supérieure à celle que permettent les plus puissants ordinateurs actuels, qui sont optimisés pour le calcul numérique. 2, record 1, French, - ordinateur%20cognitif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme communiqué par le prof Guy Lapalme (Département d'intelligence artificielle, Université de Montréal). 3, record 1, French, - ordinateur%20cognitif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ordinateur cognitif : Désignation proposée par R. Schank en 1984 pour les machines IA évoluées. 1, record 1, French, - ordinateur%20cognitif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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