In all actuality after thousands of years of fantasy, the appearance of the digital computer, with its native, human-like ability to process symbols, made it seem that the myth of the man-made intelligence would finally become reality. ... It has long been possible to make machines that looked and moved in human-like ways.3 Machines that could spook and awe the audience - but creating a model of the mind, in that day in time were off limits. ... Most Internet search engines use Boolean logic in their searches; you can say that you want all the pages about "wakeboarding NOT (tubing OR skiing)...

• Word Count: 5546
• Approx Pages: 22
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School