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Douglas Lenat, a Common card
Douglas Bruce Lenat was an American computer scientist and researcher in artificial intelligence who was the founder and CEO of Cycorp, Inc. in Austin, Texas.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,100
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Douglas Lenat quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Douglas Lenat card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Lenat was awarded the ______ IJCAI Computers and Thought Award in 1976 for creating the machine-learning program AM.
Answer
biannual. Lenat was awarded the biannual IJCAI Computers and Thought Award in 1976 for creating the machine-learning program AM. From the Douglas Lenat article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He has worked on machine learning, knowledge representation, "cognitive economy", blackboard systems, and what he dubbed in ____ "ontological engineering".
Answer
1980s. He has worked on machine learning, knowledge representation, "cognitive economy", blackboard systems, and what he dubbed in 1984 "ontological engineering". From the Douglas Lenat article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Lenat was awarded the biannual IJCAI Computers and Thought Award in 1976 for creating the machine-learning program AM.
- He has worked on machine learning, knowledge representation, "cognitive economy", blackboard systems, and what he dubbed in 1984 "ontological engineering".
- He has also worked in military simulations, and numerous projects for the US government, military, intelligence, and scientific organizations.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Douglas Lenat article was read about 9,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Douglas Lenat (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : LordRedthorn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
