Monitored Alarm Systems

Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab have been able to create computers that learn language by doing something that many people consider a last resort when tackling an unfamiliar task - reading the manual (or RTBM). Beginning with virtually no prior knowledge, one machine-learning system was able to infer the meanings of words by reviewing instructions posted on Microsoft's website detailing how to install a piece of software on a Windows PC, while another was able to learn how to play Sid Meier's empire-building Civilization II Strategy computer game by reading the gameplay manual. .. Continue reading to learn computer language (and world domination) by reading the manual

Section: Research Clock

Tags: Artificial intelligence, computer, language, learning, MIT

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