IQ Test Pegs ConceptNet 4 AI About As Smart As a 4-Year-Old

An anonymous reader writes "Artificial and natural knowledge researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have IQ-tested one of the best available artificial intelligence systems to see how intelligent it really is. Turns out–it's about as smart as the average 4-year-old. The team put ConceptNet 4, an artificial intelligence system developed at M.I.T., through the verbal portions of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Test, a standard IQ assessment for young children. They found ConceptNet 4 has the average IQ of a young child. But unlike most children, the machine's scores were very uneven across different portions of the test." If you'd like to play with the AI system described here, take note of the ConceptNet API documentation, and this Ubuntu-centric installation guide.

Re:I think they have it backwards

[bunratty]

It's the most accepted way to give a number to intelligence for a human being. In other words, the score on the IQ test is correlated highly with the intelligence of the person who took the test. There isn't necessarily such a correlation for computer programs. A relatively simple computer program might score highly on an IQ test designed for humans, but that certainly doesn't mean it's as smart as a human. I've taught this idea to AI classes -- it's a question near the beginning of the Russell & Norvig AI book.

Re:More like autistic-savant 4 year old

[Anonymous Coward]

It is indeed an indicator of something wrong. Can you imagine an AI with the mores and intelligence of a small child with access to vast amounts of information? Have you ever seen a small child in the store? I HATE you mommy!. That that emotional maturity and intelligence and that mommy would be dead. Machines like this will be dangerous.