general problem solving

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

The glossary is being gradually proof checked, but currently has many typos and misspellings.

General problem solving refers to the idea of algorithms that can be applied to any domain, not just a single problem. In the broadest sense, this is an essential part of artificial general intelligence, applying AI to any problem whatsoever. However, one can have part-way solutions such as game playing algorithms that work for any two-person game, as opposed to ones specialised to a particular game such as chess.

Used in Chap. 1: page 4; Chap. 22: pages 345, 346