Assignment goals: This assignment is asking you to understand the differences between: Narrow/Weak Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Strong Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) approaches. Your essay must also show your understanding of the differences between the Constructionist and Constructivist cognitive engineering approaches.
This assignment is also asking you to provide examples of “intelligent” agents or programs that use AI and AGI (not necessarily both in the same example) in order to discuss the pros and cons (ie. advantages and disadvantages) of each approach. For each agent example, you must identify which of the 5 generic intelligent agents it is (unless the AGI example is something more advanced than a “learning agent”).
Your Task: In 500-1000 words containing: separate paragraphs and an academic writing style (topic sentence, developing paragraph(s), conclusion)…
A – Quickly summarize by paraphrasing in your own words, the differences between: AI and AGI.
When paraphrasing in your own words, be sure to provide full textbook citations (including page numbers) for each of these perspectives. This textbook MUST be the 3rd or 2nd edition UNLESS you can show that the 1st edition contains content not shown in the 2nd edition.
B – Two examples total = Provide at least one example of an artificial agent using AI and one example of an artificial agent using AGI…
BANNED EXAMPLES:
The following agent examples have been discussed in this course and will get reduced points in the rubric for not being sufficiently original…
BOIDS
ROBOTS CREATED BY RODNEY BROOKS
EXISTENZ CHARACTERS
GOOGLE DEEPMIND AGENTS
IBM’s WATSON
HAL THE SECOND-LIFE CHAT-BOT
“HER”/SAMANTHA
JUMANJI CHARACTERS
PAC-MAN (and ghosts)
MARVIN THE PARANOID ANDROID (aka. Ultron 42)
ROOMBA (all versions)
S.A.M. (Sesame Street)
SIRI/CORTANA/ALEXA 
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