Artificial Intelligence Today

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Artificial Intelligence Today

• Kevin Smith
• Temple University
• CIS 55 Section 402

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Outline

• Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
• Definition of Artificial intelligence (AI).
• Branches of AI
• Applications of AI
• Sites for Current Research
• Overall Conclusion

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History of Artificial Intellegence

• 1956 John McCarthy coined the term Artificial
  Intelligence
• 1960 Demonstration of the first running AI
  program, the Logic Theorist (LT) written by Allen
  Newell, J.C. Shaw and Herbert Simon (Carnegie
  Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon
  University).
• 1990s Major advances in all areas of AI
• 2000 Interactive robot pets (a.k.a. "smart toys")
  became commercially available, realizing the
  vision of the 18th century novelty toy makers.

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Definitions for Artificial Intelligence

• Development of intelligent machines
•  A branch of computer science devoted to the
  development of computer programs that will allow
  machines to perform functions normally requiring
  human intelligence
• Computer intelligence
• The ability of computers to perform functions
  that normally require human intelligence

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Branches of Artificial Intelligence

• Logical AI
• Search
• Pattern Recognition
• Representation
• Inference
• Common sense knowledge and reasoning

• Learning from experience
• Planning
• Epistemology
• Ontology
• Heuristics
• Genetic programming

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Application of Artificial Intelligence

• Game Playing
• ex. Looking at a vast number of possibilities in
  chess.
• Speech Recognition
• Understanding natural language

• Computer vision
• Expert systems
• Heuristic classification

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For more Information

• American Association for Artificial Intelligence
  (AAAI)
• A nonprofit scientific society devoted to
  advancing the scientific understanding of the
  mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent
  behavior and their embodiment in machines.
• MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
  Laboratory

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Conclusion

• Since the term Artificial Intelligence was first
  used by a John McCarthy (1956). There are been
  huge advances in Artificial Intelligence. In
  todays society AI has infiltrated even the
  simplest facets of our lives
• such as
• Having artificial customer service
  representatives help us check our cellular
  minutes.
• Troubleshooting with computer programs or help
  with online shopping wizards.
• I believe that in the future will we rely more
  heavily on the use of Artificial Intelligence to
  aide us in our everyday lives more so than now.
  Going towards an almost symbiotic relationship
  with man and the ghost in the machine.

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Works Cited

• Artificial Intelligence Encarta Encyclopedia.
  2005 ed.
• Buchman, Bruce G. Brief History of AI
  Introductory to AI Classes. August 2002.
  University of Pittsburgh. March 25, 2004lt
  http//www.aaai.orggt
• Famili, Fazel, Nau, and Kim. Advances in
  Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining . Artificial
  Intelligence Applications in Manufacturing 1.3
  (2004) 469pg. March 21, 2005 lthttp//www.aaai.orggt
  
• John McCarthy. What is Artificial Intelligence.
  Computer Science Department. November 24, 2004.
  Stanford University. March 20, 2005
  ltwww-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/whatisai/whatisai.htm
  lgt
• Shelly, Gary B, Cashman, and Vermaat. Discovering
  Computers 2005, Introductory Edition. Various
  2005, Course Technology