I thought I got this concept at first but now I am really confused.
What is the difference between the two like in this sentence.
Artificial intelligence emerged during the late 1950's as an academic discipline based on the assumption that computers are able to be programmed to think like people.
a) are able to be programmed to think like people
b) can be programmed to think as people can
c) could be programmed to think like people
why isn't the answer b)? can be programmed to think as people can
and why do we use "as" in the sentence where it says "Artificial intelligence emerged
during the late 1950's as an academic discipline... "
or this sentence
An artistic presence of the first order, one frequently ranked with Picasso, Stravinsky, and James Joyce, Martha Graham was acclaimed as a great dancer long before her innovative masterworks made her the most honored of American choregraphers.
I thought "as" requires a verb
What is the difference between the two like in this sentence.
Artificial intelligence emerged during the late 1950's as an academic discipline based on the assumption that computers are able to be programmed to think like people.
a) are able to be programmed to think like people
b) can be programmed to think as people can
c) could be programmed to think like people
why isn't the answer b)? can be programmed to think as people can
and why do we use "as" in the sentence where it says "Artificial intelligence emerged
during the late 1950's as an academic discipline... "
or this sentence
An artistic presence of the first order, one frequently ranked with Picasso, Stravinsky, and James Joyce, Martha Graham was acclaimed as a great dancer long before her innovative masterworks made her the most honored of American choregraphers.
I thought "as" requires a verb
