A-LevelComputer ScienceArtificial intelligence9618/12 · May/June 2021 · Q29 Marks

Aisha manages a team of software developers.

(a)Explain the reasons why it is important that Aisha acts ethically in relation to her team members.[2]
(b)The team are developing a computer game where the user plays a board game (such as chess) against the computer. Describe how the computer would use Artificial Intelligence (Al) to play the board game.[3]
(c)The final game will be released under a licence. Tick (✔) one or more boxes in each row to identify the licence(s) each statement describes. Statement Free Software Foundation Open Source Initiative Shareware Commercial Software The user can edit the source code The user must always pay before being able to use the software The user can redistribute the software The user always gets a trial period[4]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2021). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[1] (a) To make sure the team members feel valued
[1] (a) To get the best work out of the team
[1] (a) To enable them to work well together
[1] (a) To enable them to create the best product for the client
[1] (b) The rules / past moves / decision making algorithms of the game will be stored
[1] (b) The AI program is trained, by playing many times
[1] (b) AI will look (ahead) at possible moves // analyse the pattern of past choices // choose the move most likely to be successful
[1] (b) Computer could learn how to improve // learn from previous mistakes // by storing the positive/negative result of choices // changing its future choices
[1] (c) (Row 1) The user can edit the source code: Free Software Foundation, Open Source Initiative
[1] (c) (Row 2) The user must always pay before being able to use the software: Commercial Software
[1] (c) (Row 3) The user can redistribute the software: Free Software Foundation, Open Source Initiative, Shareware
[1] (c) (Row 4) The user always gets a trial period: Shareware

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