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Computer Programs That Think Like Humans
"Our programs are beating the conventional math programs because we are combining mathematics and psychology," said Claes Strannegard of the University of Gothenburg.
Credit: University of Gothenburg
University of Gothenburg researchers have developed software that can score 150 on a standard IQ test.
IQ tests are based on progressive matrices, which test the ability to see patterns in pictures, and number sequences, which test the ability to see patterns in numbers. "We're trying to make programs that can discover the same types of patterns that humans can see," says Gothenburg's Claes Strannegard.
The researchers used a psychological model of human patterns in the computer program, integrating a mathematical model that follows human-like problem solving. "Our programs are beating the conventional math programs because we are combining mathematics and psychology," Strannegard says.
The researchers also have started working with Stockholm University researchers to develop new IQ tests with different levels of difficulty. "Now we want to divide them into different levels of difficulty and design new types of tests, which we can then use to design computer programs for people who want to practice their problem-solving ability," Strannegard says.
From University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
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