CSC421 Intro to AI - Unit 01
Intelligent Agents
The question of whether a computer
can think is no more
interesting than the question of
whether a submarine can swim
Dijkstra
Unit 01: Slides
Workplan
- Read AIMA Chapter 2
- 2.1, 2.2
- Read AIMA Chapter 2
- Do or at least think about exercises 2.7, 2.8
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Thinking about graduate school
- Read AIMA Chapter 2
- Do or at least think about exercises 2.1, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9,
2.10
- Read on the web about agent-oriented programming
EXTRAS
Suggested book:
Society of Mind
Marvin Minsky
This book speculating and exploring about the idea of mind
as a society of agents with different goals, priorities and agents.
Lot's of connection with AI research as well as criticisms by one
of the pioneers of the field.
AI movie:
Terminator
A human-looking apparently unstopable cyborg is sent
from the future to kill. While watching if you haven't
seen it do a PEAS task environment description for the
Terminator.
Music played before lecture:
Onomatopoiea- Max Roach (M-Boom)