"Robbie"
What kind of a robot is Robbie?
What is a nursemaid?
What is special about Herbie?
What is he can read minds?
What is The Turing Test?
What is The Turing Test is a method for assessing whether or not a computer can think like a human?
What famous artist was mentioned in this article? For a bonus, what is the name of his artwork that was mentioned in "Ada Forever?"
Who was Leonardo Da Vinci? The Vitruvian Man
Who is the founder of Microsoft?
Who is Bill Gates?
Who pressures George (the father) to get rid of Robbie?
Who is Gloria's mother, Grace Weston?
Does Herbie prefer reading nonfiction or fiction?
What is fiction?
What name did Turing give The Turing Test? Hint: It is not The Turing Test, as that is what it was renamed after the fact.
What is The Imitation Game?
Towards the end of the chapter, what point was the author trying to get across?
What is that humans and computers are stronger when they work together rather than apart?
What fields did Ada Lovelace have a career in?
What is mathematics and computer programming? She is widely considered to be the first computer programmer.
What causes Gloria to become depressed?
What lie does Herbie tell Dr. Calvin? What about Dr. Bogert?
What is Herbie tells Dr. Calving that Dr. Milton Ashe has a crush on her and he tells Dr. Bogert that Dr. Lanning will soon retire, leaving him as the head of the company?
What is the name of the famous "objection" to Turing's test? Hint: This objection is based on the ideas held by someone who died around a hundred years before The Turing Test.
What is Lady Lovelace's Objection?
What is the name of the supercomputer that beat Garry Kasparov at chess and what company manufactured it?
What is Deep Blue? It was manufactured by IBM.
The IBM computer was introduced to NASA in what movie?
What is Hidden Figures?
Where did the Westons go to get Gloria's mind off of things?
Where is New York City?
Why does Herbie lie to Dr. Calvin and her colleagues?
What is Herbie lies to Dr. Calvin and her colleagues in an attempt to follow the laws of robotics? He believes that by telling them what they want to hear, he is keeping them from harm.
Who created the Turing Test?
Who is Alan Turing?
What is Watson was repurposed to be used in the field of breast cancer research?
What famous science fiction movie directed by Stanley Kubrick was referenced in the earlier half of the "Ada Forever" chapter of The Innovators?
What is 2001: A Space Odyssey?
What is the first law of robotics? Does Robbie uphold it or break it? Explain.
What is the first law of robotics is, "A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm." Yes, Robbie upheld the law by saving Gloria's life.
Why do the main characters keep Herbie's mind reading powers a secret from everyone else, including other employees?
What is they are concerned that mass hysteria might ensue if word gets out about Herbie and his capabilities?
What is the name of the thought experiment John Searle concocted in objection to The Turing Test?
What is the Chinese Room, a test that was intended to show that, despite an extensive knowledge, computers cannot genuinely understand and learn things on a human level?
What is the name of the supercomputer that beat Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter at a game of Jeopardy!? What company produced it?
What is Watson? It was produced by IBM.
Who was Ada Lovelace's father?
Who is Lord Byron?