M.M.Bongard |
D.R.Hofstadter |
H.Foundalis |
J.A.L. Insana |
A Bongard problem consists of two classes of pictures. Each class is
represented by 6 sample pictures. The goal is to find the difference
between the two classes, i.e. which aspects of the different pictures are
fundamental to characterize each class.
In other words, finding the feature(s) that groups together the pictures
inside the two classes but clearly separates between the classes.
The property shared inside the classes and that distinguishes between
the classes.
For example the solution to BP #04 is:
Pattern recognition is a domain in which humans (and other organisms) excel
while computers perform poorly.
Having computers excel at this task is one of the big goals in
Artificial Intelligence studies.
Bongard problems (and in general pattern recognition studies) are also relevant
in Cognitive Science research. They help understanding the ways we process
and identify information, how we interpolate our stimuli....
Harry Foundalis was working at writing a program that would be able to solve BPs. His web pages are a very good source of information on BPs.
The links at the top of the page lead to the 100 original problems by Bongard plus those created subsequently by other people. Foundalis also has a page listing 280 problems.