AI Pokes Another Hole In Standardized Testing

Is actual knowledge needed to beat this test? The stories were supposed to capture a new step forward in artificial intelligence. A "Breakthrough for A.I. Technology: Passing an 8th-Grade Science Test," said the New York Times. "AI Aristo takes science test, emerges multiple-choice superstar," said TechXPlore. Both stories were talking about Aristo (indicating a child version of Aristotle), a project of Paul Allen's Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, where the headline read, "How to tutor AI from an'F' to an'A.'"