CSCE 420 Lecture 1

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Artificial Intelligence

Pushing the limits of what computers can do computationally.

Examples

  • Deep Blue (chess-playing computer/machine)
  • Watson (Jeopardy-playing computer)
  • Siri (personal assistant)

Very broad field, but there are some fundamental concepts.

Course Topics

Search Algorithms:

  • Many problems can be solved by casting them as a search problem
  • Knowing some properties about the solution can help improve algorithm efficiency
  • "Symbolic" problem solving

Knowledge Representation:

  • Put knowledge in from human problem solvers
  • Logic as knowledge representation
  • Uncertainty: using Bayesian probability (not Boolean YES or NO)

Planning, Learning, etc.

  • Learn how symbolic planning algorithms work
  • Intelligent Agents


My goal for the course: Data-mining for odontocete communication

Until Next Time

  • Read Chapter 1