Question

Who coined the word "Artificial Intelligence"?
1. John Berger
2. Charles Bachman
3. John McCarthy
4. David Bradley

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : John McCarthy

The correct answer is John McCarthy.

• John McCarthy is considered the father of Artificial Intelligence.
  • John McCarthy was an American computer scientist.
  • The term "artificial intelligence" was coined by him. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
  • He is one of the founders of artificial intelligence, together with Alan Turing, Marvin Minsky, Allen Newell, and Herbert A. Simon.
  • He co-authored the document that coined the term "artificial intelligence" (AI), developed the Lisp programming language family, significantly influenced the design of the ALGOL programming language, popularized time-sharing, invented garbage collection, and was very influential in the early development of AI.​ 

John Peter Berger	He was an English art critic, novelist, painter, and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize.
Charles William Bachman	He was an American computer scientist, who spent his entire career as an industrial researcher, developer, and manager rather than in academia. He was particularly known for his work in the early development of database management systems.
David John Bradley	He is an English actor. He is known for playing Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film series.