NotesIntroduction to Artificial Intelligence注人工智能导论.ppt

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence CS 271, Fall 2007 Instructor: Professor Padhraic Smyth Goals of this Course This class is a broad introduction to artificial intelligence (AI) AI is a very broad field with many subareas We will cover many of the primary concepts/ideas But in 10 weeks we can’t cover everything Other classes in AI you may want to consider: Belief Networks, 276 Winter: Probabilistic Learning, 274A Spring: Machine Learning, 273A If you have taken another class (e.g., undergrad) in AI, you may want to consider waiving this class and taking a more specialized AI class (feel free to ask me about this). Class Overview Class Web page /~smyth/courses/cs271/ Review Organizational details Textbook Schedule and syllabus Homeworks, exams, grading Academic honesty Academic Honesty It is each student’s responsibility to be familiar with UCI’s current policies on academic honesty Violations can result in getting an F in the class (or worse) Please take the time to read the UCI academic honesty policy See also the class Web page Academic dishonesty is defined as: Cheating Dishonest conduct Plagiarism Collusion You can discuss problems verbally – otherwise, the work you hand in should be entirely your own Assigned Reading Chapter 1 in the text Papers on Web page /~smyth/courses/cs271/schedule.html Paper by Sebastian Thrun et al on robot driving Slides or video by Peter Stone on autonomous agents Why taking 271 could change your life….. As we begin the new millenium science and technology are changing rapidly “old” sciences such as physics are relatively well-understood computers are ubiquitous Grand Challenges in Science and Technology understanding the brain reasoning, cognition, creativity creating intelligent machines is this possible? what are the technical and philosophical challenges? arguably AI poses the most interesting challenges and questions in computer science today Today’s Lecture What is intelligence? What is artificial intell