Artificial Intelligence

Definition of Artificial Intelligence

• Science and engineering of making
intelligent machines, especially intelligent
computer programs. It is related to the
similar task of using computers to
understand human intelligence, but AI
does not have to confine itself to methods
that are biologically observable.
 The History of AI
• After WWII, a number of people independently
started to work on intelligent machines. The
English mathematician Alan Turing may have
been the first. He gave a lecture on it in 1947.
He also may have been the first to decide that AI
was best researched by programming
computers rather than by building machines. By
the late 1950s, there were many researchers on
AI, and most of them were basing their work on
programming computers.
 Branches of Artificial Intelligence
• Logical AI
• Search
• Pattern Recognition
• Representation
• Interference
• Common Sense knowledge and Reasoning
• Learning from experience
• Planning
• Epistemology
• ontology
• Heuristics
• Genetic Programming
 Application of AI
• game playing- playing games
• speech recognition- in airports have their
voices of saying the city
• understanding natural language-
understand other languages
• computer vision- using 2-d or 3-d
programs
• heuristic classification- for example using
them in credit card purchases
 ASIMO
• Honda designed a robot that can:
– Recognize movement, postures, gestures, the
environment around it, sounds, and facial
recognition
– Using the net for updates like news or
weather
 Halo - Cortana
• Cortana is a fictional artificial intelligence
with female programming in the Halo
series of video games. Throughout the
video games, Cortana assists Master
Chief on his missions; she is instrumental
in preventing the Halo installations from
being fired.
 Forza Motorsport
• This is a racing simulator game in which it
allows the gamer to drive. But the
opponents are AI in which allows them to
play as hard as you.
 Robots
• Robots are able to do human everyday
activities. It is either automatic or operated
by a remote. Some are even programmed
to do certain things.
Uses of Robots
 Vex Robotics
I currently own this product which allows
my imagination to build any thing. I have
used it like a crane, catapult, and even a
transporter. It has a CD in which I can
program it. For example give it the
dimensions of my room and it will be able
to know where it is going.
 My point of view
• I think AI would be good for us. It will allow
the AI to do our bad jobs and other
harmful things that affect the human body.
For example like mining for diamonds or
coal.
 Recent News Article
Computer turns prosaic dunces into lyrical poets

The gist of the article is this program can turn bad writing
into a good piece of literature. It is like Microsoft Word
but it allows you to find the right word.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/30/software?
gusrc=rss&feed=technology
 Recent News Articles
Los Angeles International Airport uses randomization
software to prevent terrorist attack

The gist of this article is a program called ARMOR that

allows the security force in the LA airport to find the
terrorists before they do another attack.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/29/america/NA-GEN-US-Los-
Angeles-Airport-Random-Security.php
 Recent News Article
Bungie's Halo hordes a huge jump forward

Well the gist of this article is that AI is used in Halo. The game allows the enemies to
move around. This allows the enemies to attack or the facial expressions.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/bungies-halo-hordes-a-
huge-jump-forward/2007/09/24/1190486224797.html