Finally

If you want to see how all the above sits inside the rest of AI, we have two popular science books which are a bit oversimplified, but not bad as surveys. I'd recommend trying these sometime during the course.

Then write one of the following essay questions. As with production systems, questions on representation have appeared frequently.

a

Describe, using Evans' Analogy Program as an example, why information-processing systems (natural and artificial) need multiple representations. How could you extend the program to solve 3-d analogy problems?

b

How (if at all) does the notion of representation apply to connectionist systems?