Introduction to Ai

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Osama fathy

Syllabus
Recommended Books:
“Artificial Intelligence: A modern approach” Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig, Prentice Hall, 2003 (new edition 2006)

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Syllabus
Course Overview (main topics)
What is AI? problem solving by search Knowledge acquisition knowledge representation & reasoning expert systems: an introduction Game playing Robotics
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What is Artificial Intelligence?

What is Intelligence ?
Intelligence may be defined as: The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge. The faculty of thought and reason.
(from Webster)

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What is Artificial Intelligence ?
AI is the study of systems that act in a way that to any observer would appear to be intelligent. AI involves using methods based on the intelligent behavior of humans and other animals to solve complex problems.

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What is Artificial Intelligence ?
AI is concerned with real-world problems (difficult tasks), which require complex and sophisticated reasoning processes and knowledge. AI is the study of ideas that enable computers to be intelligent

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What is Artificial Intelligence ?
AI is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs AI is the study of the compilations that make it possible to perceive, reason and act like a human.

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What is Artificial Intelligence ?
AI is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs AI is the study how to make computers do things which people do better..

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What is Artificial Intelligence?
Some Definitions
Weak AI: AI develops useful, powerful
applications.

Strong AI: claims machines have cognitive
minds comparable to humans.

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What is Artificial Intelligence?
Operational Definition of AI (Turing Test): In 1950 Turing proposed an operational definition of intelligence by using a Test composed of :
An interrogator (a person who will ask... [continues]

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