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description: It is given that a program defeated a world champion at the game of Go. Identify the inference most consistent with the established facts. Exam question 2 of lesson 23 «In the news: tricked bots, real discoveries, careful words» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 2 · In the news: tricked bots, real discoveries, careful words

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It is given that a program defeated a world champion at the game of Go. Identify the inference most consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** program, you · **What happens:** give, defeat, identify, establish · **To what, where:** It, world champion, game, inference

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 23 «In the news: tricked bots, real discoveries, careful words» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/ai/23-news-tricked-bots-discoveries/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a program defeated a world champion at the game of Go.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:23-news-tricked-bots-discoveries:e2:1
# text = It is given that a program defeated a world champion at the game of Go.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	defeated	defeat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	champion	champion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Go	Go	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **defeat** | past | a program | a world champion |  | the game of Go |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* Identify the inference most consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:23-news-tricked-bots-discoveries:e2:2
# text = Identify the inference most consistent with the established facts.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	inference	inference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the inference |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent inference=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The program has thereby surpassed humanity in every respect and in every field of activity

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:23-news-tricked-bots-discoveries:e2:o1:1
# text = The program has thereby surpassed humanity in every respect and in every field of activity
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	surpassed	surpass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surpass** | present · perfect · passive |  | the program |  | every respect and every field of activity |  | thereby *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The game of Go is consequently of no further interest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:23-news-tricked-bots-discoveries:e2:o2:1
# text = The game of Go is consequently of no further interest
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Go	Go	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	consequently	consequently	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
9	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the game of Go |  |  |  |  | of no further interest; consequently *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The program excels at that game, which does not establish general superiority

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:23-news-tricked-bots-discoveries:e2:o3:1
# text = The program excels at that game, which does not establish general superiority
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	excels	excel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	establish	establish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	superiority	superiority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excel** | present | the program |  |  | that game |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **establish** | present · do-support | that game | general superiority |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent superiority=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The champion must have permitted the program to win

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:23-news-tricked-bots-discoveries:e2:o4:1
# text = The champion must have permitted the program to win
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	champion	champion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | must · perfect · passive |  | the champion |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme program=Location |
| 2 | **win** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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