At the time of its emergence, the field of artificial intelligence

Question

At the time of its emergence, the field of artificial intelligence experienced significant developments. Since then, various inventions have been created including a computer program that can defeat the world's best chess player. Scientists then unsuccessfully attempted to use the algorithms based on this program to create machines that could perform basic human operations.

The statements above, if true, best support which of the following as a conclusion?

The statements above, if true, best support which of the following as a conclusion?

A. Apart from being better at chess, so far machines have not been able to surmount humans at performing complex tasks.

B. To a scientist, inventing a machine that folds laundry is more challenging than inventing one that can defeat the world's best chess player.

C. Scientists in the field of artificial intelligence attempt to invent machines that can mimic the thought patterns of humans.

D. The field of artificial intelligence is experiencing a halt in its progression.

E. Difficulties may arise when problem-solving techniques that are specific to one type of task are applied to another.

This is a  CR Butler Question

Check the links to other Butler Projects:
 
  Data Sufficiency Butler  
  Problem Solving Butler  
  Sentence Correction Butler  
  Reading Comprehension Butler  
  Integrated Reasoning Butler

MaitriD · Answer

A. Apart from being better at chess, so far machines have not been able to surmount humans at performing complex tasks.   Paragraph is talking about simple task not complex so can't be option A

B. To a scientist, inventing a machine that folds laundry is more challenging than inventing one that can defeat the world's best chess player.   Laundry can be considered as basic human operations, and creating a machine for those tasks has been unsuccessful. However, it is just reiterating the point made in the question

C. Scientists in the field of artificial intelligence attempt to invent machines that can mimic the thought patterns of humans.   Does not tell if the attempts are successful or unsuccessful. Does not support the conclusion

D. The field of artificial intelligence is experiencing a halt in its progression.   Vague, does not provide any support to the conclusion. Is the halt overall or specific to something?

E. Difficulties may arise when problem-solving techniques that are specific to one type of task are applied to another.   Correct.    Scientists are not able to apply problem solving technique used ffor chess in solving simple human tasks

A1Batr0ss · Answer

Answer E
It tried to generalize if they are successful in one field(chess)guarantees in all human like tasks.
(A generalization based on limited example)

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation

At the time of its emergence, the field of artificial intelligence experienced significant developments. Since then, various inventions have been created including a computer program that can defeat the world's best chess player. Scientists then unsuccessfully attempted to use the algorithms based on this program to create machines that could perform basic human operations.

The statements above, if true, best support which of the following as a conclusion?

The statements above, if true, best support which of the following as a conclusion?

A. Apart from being better at chess, so far machines have not been able to surmount humans at performing complex tasks.

Incorrect.

This is an Inference question, so it is made up of premises only; you need to find a conclusion stemming from those premises:

Premise A: When the field of artificial intelligence first began, many meaningful advances were made.
 +
Premise B: One such invention is a computer program that can defeat the best human chess player in the world.
 +
Premise C: Scientists tried to make machines that did things that humans do, by using the chess computer program. It did not work.
 =
Conclusion: ?

This answer choice jumps to a conclusion that cannot be based upon the argument. The fact that scientists find it hard to invent machines that perform basic human operations does not mean that machines that are better at doing certain tasks do not exist.

B. To a scientist, inventing a machine that folds laundry is more challenging than inventing one that can defeat the world's best chess player.

Incorrect.

This answer choice jumps to a conclusion that cannot be based upon the premises. No comparison of the difficulty levels of different inventions is made by the argument.

C. Scientists in the field of artificial intelligence attempt to invent machines that can mimic the thought patterns of humans.

Incorrect.

This answer choice jumps to a conclusion that cannot be based upon the argument. The fact that scientists find it hard to invent machines that perform basic human operations does not mean that machines that are better at doing certain tasks do not exist.

D. The field of artificial intelligence is experiencing a halt in its progression.

Incorrect.

This answer choice jumps to a conclusion that cannot be based upon the argument. The fact that scientists find it hard to invent machines that perform basic human operations does not mean that machines that are better at doing certain tasks do not exist.

E. Difficulties may arise when problem-solving techniques that are specific to one type of task are applied to another.

This conclusion is supported by Premises B and C. On the one hand, the computer program was very successful since it beat the world's best chess player. On the other, it was not useful in performing basic human operations. It's chess strategy just didn't prove efficient for other types of tasks.

ashwanimishra · Answer

In the passage, it explains that artificial intelligence saw major progress when a computer program was created that could defeat the world’s best chess player. However, when scientists tried to use the same algorithms from that chess program to build machines capable of performing basic human tasks, they failed. This shows that methods or problem-solving techniques designed for one specific task, like playing chess, do not necessarily work when applied to different kinds of tasks, such as replicating simple human actions. So, the best conclusion is option e.

At the time of its emergence, the field of artificial intelligence

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards

GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) Questions

At the time of its emergence, the field of artificial intelligence

Prep Toolkit

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards