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NL-KR Digest Volume 12 No. 22
NL-KR Digest Sat Sep 18 09:11:50 PDT 1993 Volume 12 No. 22
Today's Topics:
Announcement: Turing Test III, Dec 8 1993, Call for Submissions
Program: First Int'l Summer Inst. in Cog. Sci.
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From: jboss@nunic.nu.edu
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 93 14:28 PDT
To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Subject: Announcement: Turing Test III, Dec 8 1993, Call for Submissions
PLEASE POST SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER, 1993 PLEASE POST
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: TURING TEST, YEAR III
$100,000 LOEBNER PRIZE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
NEW YORK COMPUTER BUFF WINS 1992 CONTEST
Humans were pitted against computers once again on December 15th, 1992 in the
second annual search for the world's first "thinking" computer. In the
contest, judges converse at computer terminals to try to determine which
terminals are controlled by people and which by computers. The 1991 winning
program, Joseph Weintraub's "whimsical conversation," fooled 5 of 10 judges
into thinking it was a person. His 1992 entry, "Men vs. Women," competing
against entries from around the country, won the December event by a narrow
margin.
The contest, named after benefactor Dr. Hugh G. Loebner of New York City, is
administered by the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies and will be hosted
in 1993 by National University in San Diego. Dr. Robert Epstein, a professor
at both Boston University and National University, is in charge of the
contest. Planning is handled by a committee of scientists and scholars from
MIT, Harvard, and other universities, chaired by distinguished philosopher
Daniel C. Dennett of Tufts University. Dr. Daniel Bobrow of Xerox serves as
liaison to AAAI.
The contest was inspired by a paper published in 1950 by the brilliant English
mathematician, Alan Turing, one of the fathers of the modern computer. The
tests so far are restricted, requiring computers to be conversant on only one
topic.
The designer of the 1992 winning entry received a bronze medal and a check for
$2,000 from the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. $100,000 will be
awarded when the winning program can pass an unrestricted test. When that
happens, will we have the right to turn off the winning entry? Who should get
the prize, the designer or the computer? Could the winning program be
considered "intelligent" or "self-aware" or "conscious"? At the 1992 event,
Weintraub's program fooled two of eight judges into thinking it was a person.
But the human "confederates" -- hidden humans controlling some of the computer
terminals -- scored much higher on the average than all of the computers.
Commented Epstein, "In natural conversation, computers are still vastly
inferior to people. The grand prize is well out of reach at the moment."
For further information: Complete transcripts and IBM-compatible diskettes
that play the 1991 and 1992 conversations in real-time may be ordered from
Rachael Thompson at the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies at 617-491-
9020 (fax: 1072). Deadline for the receipt of 1993 submissions is November
1st. If you have already submitted an entry this year, please resubmit at
this time. Because of a fire that razed the Cambridge Center for Behavioral
Studies in July, most of the contest records were lost. If you want to
participate this year, you must submit an updated application form. The 1993
contest will be held in San Diego on Wednesday, December 8th, 1993
(participation is by modem). Application materials may be obtained from the
Cambridge Center (617-491-9020, fax: 1072), or National University (619-563-
7144). Refer technical questions to Dr. Robert Epstein, (619-436-4400 [CA],
619-563-7406 [CA], or 617-876-2716 [MA], Internet: psy9ain@buacca.bu.edu).
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To: cogsci94@cs.Buffalo.EDU
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 93 16:45:53 EDT
From: cogsci94@cs.Buffalo.EDU (SUNY at Buffalo Cognitive Science Announcements)
Subject: Program: First Int'l Summer Inst. in Cog. Sci.
REGISTRATION BROCHURE
FIRST INTERNATIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTE IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE (FISI-CS)
Multidisciplinary Foundations of Cognitive Science
Center for Cognitive Science
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo NY, USA
(Amherst Campus)
JULY 5 - 30, 1994
Endorsing Organizations Include:
American Association for Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science Society
Linguistic Society of America
Society for Machines and Mentality
European Coordinating Committee on Artificial Intelligence
European Society for Analytic Philosophy
The Center for Cognitive Science at State University of New York at
Buffalo invites you to attend the First International Summer Institute
in Cognitive Science, to be held July 5 - 30, 1994.
The first 3 weeks of the Institute will feature courses at basic and
advanced levels in constituent disciplines of cognitive science. Parti-
cipants may enroll in the courses for academic credit. Each course will`
meet for a total of 15 hours and will carry 1 semester unit of credit.
During the four weeks, there will be a speaker series featuring some of
the most prominent scholars in the cognitive science disciplines. The
fourth week will be devoted to special workshops, seminars, and symposia.
July 5 is reserved for a welcoming reception and registration.
Participants will include graduate and undergraduate students, faculty
associates, and researchers from business, industry, and government from
the USA and around the world. The Institute has received hundreds of
requests for registration applications. Thus, to ensure a space at the
Institute, please register early. Only registered participants will
have access to Institute events. Information on off-campus housing,
childcare, and cultural activities will be sent to all registrants.
Those interested in exhibiting books, software, and related products and
technologies, please contact Dr. Valerie Shalin, Institute Exhibits Manager.
To register, send Forms A through C (and Form D if applicable) to:
FISI-CS
Office of Conferences and Special Events
Room 120, Center for Tomorrow
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-1602
USA
Telephone: (716) 645-2018
Fax: (716) 645-3869
E-Mail: cogsci94@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
A printed copy of this brochure may be obtained from FISI-CS at the
address above.
LIST OF COURSES AND INSTRUCTORS
ID NO. COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR
[c] = coordinator
.01 Anthropology of Knowledge Systems Janet Keller
.02 Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Vision Aaron Bobick
.03 Cognitive Development Alison Gopnik
and Frank Keil
.04 Cognition and Culture Naomi Quinn
and Claudia Strauss
.05 Connectionism David Rumelhart
and Paul Smolensky
.06 Epistemology Peter Hare
.07 Foundations of Cognitive Science Barry Smith
.08 Geographic Organization of Space David Mark
.09 Inference in Conversation, Discourse, David Zubin
and Narrative
.10 Introduction to Anthropological Study Barbara Tedlock
of Cognition and Donald Pollock
.11 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence William J. Rapaport [c]
.12 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience David Shucard [c]
.13 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Erwin Segal [c]
.14 Introduction to Linguistics in Matthew Dryer [c]
Cognitive Science
.15 Introduction to Philosophy for William J. Rapaport [c]
Cognitive Science
.16 Knowledge of Language: Semantics David Wilkins
.17 Knowledge of Language: Syntax Robert Van Valin
.18 Knowledge Representation Joao Martins
.19 Language and Conceptual Structure Leonard Talmy
.20 Language and the Brain Nina Dronkers
and Eran Zaidel
.21 Language Disorders Judith Duchan
.22 First Language Acquisition Eve Clark
.23 Logic John Kearns
.24 Natural-Language Understanding Graeme Hirst
.25 Neurological Development David Shucard
.26 Neuropsychology of Vision K. Nicholas Leibovic
.27 Perception and Production of Spoken Language Peter Jusczyk [c]
.28 Philosophy of Perception Roberto Casati
.29 Primate Cognition Michael Tomasello
.30 Psychology of Language Use Herb Clark
.31 Psychology of Perception Lynn Cooper
and Steve Palmer
.32 Psychology of Problem Solving Erwin Segal
.33 Reasoning and Artificial Intelligence Stuart C. Shapiro
.34 Spatial Cognition Annette Herskovits
.35 Speech Errors and Language Processing Jeri Jaeger
WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND SYMPOSIA
Connectionism
Evolution of Cognition
The SNePS Knowledge Representation and Reasoning System
Narrative and Deixis
Ontology of Space and Time
Bilingualism and Cognition
Applied Cognitive Science: Cognitive Science in the Workplace
INVITED SPEAKERS & WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
Thomas G. Bever University of Rochester
Antonio Damasio (tentative) University of Iowa
Gilles Fauconnier University of California, San Diego
Jerry Feldman International Computer Science Institute
Janet Dean Fodor City University of New York Graduate Center
Jerry Fodor Rutgers University
Dedre Gentner Northwestern University
Geoffrey Hinton University of Toronto, Canada
Ed Hutchins University of California, San Diego
Ray Jackendoff Brandeis University
Michael Jordan MIT
Annette Karmiloff-Smith University of London, UK
Stephen M. Kosslyn Harvard University
George Lakoff University of California, Berkeley
Jean Petitot CREA, Paris
Eleanor Rosch University of California, Berkeley
John Searle University of California, Berkeley
Michael Silverstein University of Chicago
Brian Cantwell Smith Xerox PARC
Paul Smolensky University of Colorado, Boulder
David Waltz NEC Research Institute, Princeton
Sandra Witelson McMaster University, Canada
VISITING INSTRUCTORS
Aaron Bobick MIT
Roberto Casati Universite de Neuchatel, Switzerland
Eve Clark Stanford University
Herb Clark Stanford University
Lynn Cooper Columbia University
Nina Dronkers VAMC, Martinez, CA, & University of California, Davis
Alison Gopnik University of California, Berkeley
Annette Herskovits Wellesley College
Graeme Hirst University of Toronto, Canada
Frank Keil Cornell University
Janet Keller University of Illinois
Joao Martins Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
Steve Palmer University of California, Berkeley
Naomi Quinn Duke University
David Rumelhart Stanford University
Paul Smolensky University of Colorado, Boulder
Claudia Strauss Duke University
Mike Tomasello Emory University
Eran Zaidel University of California, Los Angeles
University at Buffalo Faculty
Matthew Dryer Erwin Segal
Judith Duchan Stuart C. Shapiro
Peter Hare David Shucard
Jeri Jaeger Barry Smith
Peter Jusczyk Leonard Talmy
John Kearns Barbara Tedlock
K. Nicholas Leibovic Robert Van Valin
David Mark David Wilkins
William J. Rapaport David Zubin
COURSE SCHEDULE
This schedule is subject to change without advance notice.
Classes begin Wednesday, July 6.
Monday / Wednesday / Friday
9:00 - 10:40 am
.01 ANTHROPOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS KELLER
.06 EPISTEMOLOGY HARE
.14 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE DRYER
.29 PRIMATE COGNITION TOMASELLO
.33 REASONING IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SHAPIRO
10:45 am - 12:25 pm
.04 COGNITION AND CULTURE QUINN, STRAUSS
.12 INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SHUCARD
.16 KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE: SEMANTICS WILKINS
.21 LANGUAGE DISORDERS DUCHAN
.28 PHILOSOPHY OF PERCEPTION CASATI
12:25 - 1:15 pm Break
1:15 - 2:55 pm
.08 GEOGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION OF SPACE MARK
.09 INFERENCE IN CONVERSATION, DISCOURSE, and NARRATATIVE ZUBIN
.15 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY FOR COGNITIVE SCIENCE RAPAPORT
.24 NATURAL-LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING HIRST
.25 NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT SHUCARD
3:00 - 4:40 pm
.07 FOUNDATIONS OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE SMITH
.18 KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION MARTINS
.32 PSYCHOLOGY OF PROBLEM SOLVING SEGAL
.34 SPATIAL COGNITION HERSKOVITS
.35 SPEECH ERRORS AND LANGUAGE PROCESSING JAEGER
Tuesday / Thursday
8:30 - 11:00 am
.02 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPROACHES TO VISION BOBICK
.03 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT GOPNIK, KEIL
.11 INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RAPAPORT
.20 LANGUAGE AND THE BRAIN DRONKERS, ZAIDEL
.30 PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE USE H. CLARK
11:05 am - 1:35 pm
.05 CONNECTIONISM RUMELHART, SMOLENSKY
.10 INTRO. TO THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF COGNITION TEDLOCK, POLLOCK
.17 KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE: SYNTAX VAN VALIN
.27 PERCEPTION AND PRODUCTION OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE JUSCZYK
.31 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION COOPER, PALMER
1:35 - 2:15 pm Break
2:15 - 4:45 pm
.13 INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY SEGAL
.19 LANGUAGE AND CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE TALMY
.22 FIRST LANGUAGE ACQUISITION E. CLARK
.23 LOGIC KEARNS
.26 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF VISION LEIBOVIC
PARTICIPANT SYMPOSIA
In order to more fully illustrate the variety of topics and methods in
Cognitive Science, participants are invited to submit papers for a
series of Participant Symposia to be held during the Institute.
Interested participants should submit a manuscript of up to 2000 words,
accompanied by an abstract to:
FISI-CS Participant Symposia
Office of Conferences and Special Events
Room 120, Center for Tomorrow
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-1602
USA
The deadline for receipt of manuscripts is January 31, 1994. Only papers
received by this date can be considered for acceptance and will be refereed.
Authors of papers submitted for presentation will be informed before
March 30, 1994, of the decision by the refereeing committee as to their
acceptance. Authors may request early confirmation if needed. Confir-
mation may also be provided in the form of an official invitation if
this is required by participants to obtain travel funds from their home
institutions.
Authors of accepted papers will be required to submit a camera-ready copy
of the final version of their paper, upon notice of acceptance.
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foreign students (residing outside the US), we will provide a limited number
of scholarships, travel, and housing assistance. All US students applying for
financial aid must submit: SAT or GRE scores, official transcripts from the
institution they are attending, and 2 letters of recommendation. Foreign
students who are applying for financial aid must provide: TOEFL- and GRE-score
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