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

  1. Read AIMA Chapter 2
  2. 2.1, 2.2
  1. Read AIMA Chapter 2
  2. Do or at least think about exercises 2.7, 2.8

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)