The field of AI is the study of
ABuilding intelligent entities that act effectively
BReplacing all human work with software
CCataloguing all human knowledge in a database
DBuilding computers that look like humans
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Building intelligent entities that act effectively
AIMA Ch 1 opens by defining AI as the study and construction of intelligent entities — machines that can compute how to act effectively, and safely, in novel situations. The other options misstate the field's scope.
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