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A Center for Brains, Minds and Machines: the Science and the Technology of Intelligence, by Tomaso Poggio et al.
| If you discuss the paper or the assignment with another student—which we encourage—indicate whom you have talked with in your submitted composition. Of course your submitted composition must be written entirely by you. |
For discussion in class only: Which two 6xxx papers have you found most stimulating? Why? Which two 6xxx papers have you found among the most insipid? Why?
| This is an amnesty assignment. If you are caught up, you need not submit the written part of the assignment, but you do need to read the paper and think your way through what you would write. if you have missed an assignment, you can do this assignment in place of one you have not done. |
Money is tight, and you failed to get the summer UROP job you wanted. Luckily, you did land a job as an intern working in the Development Office On your first day at work, the director, Jeffrey Newton, sends you the following message by email, just before leaving for the airport:
| President Reif had dinner with Scrooge and Cruella McDuck last night. At dinner, the McDucks said they want to learn more about the Intelligence Initiative and the Center for Brains Minds and Machines. Reif wants us to produce a draft letter to the McDucks describing what is happening, including a paragraph or two on why they should spend a big chunk of their fortune at MIT. Cruella mumbled something about supporting some West Coast place closer to home. |
Unsure about how to proceed, you send a note to Winston, your 6.xxx instructor:
| Who are Scrooge and Cruella McDuck? Where can I find information? How soon do you think Reif will need it? How long should it be? |
And he replies:
| Read this. |
Your job, at this point, is to get the message to Garcia.