Class 1: Introduction to Human Perspective in Artificial Intelligence

1. CIIC#5995&100#/#ICOM#5995&100
Human#Perspective#in#Artificial#Intelligence#
(HPAI)
Professor'José'Meléndez,'PhD
All of my best decisions in business and in life have
been made with heart, intuition, guts... not analysis.
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2. House&Keeping
• Attendance
• Language
• SaaS,Tools
• Moodle
• Piazza
• Zoom,– Recorded,Classes,available,Online,*
• Pronturaio,– Available,on,Moodle
• Classroom,Expectations
• Be,on,Time,(seated,and,ready,to,learn)
• Be,and,Stay,Present,(physically,and,mentally,so,you,won't,
miss,surprises)
• Be,Respectful,(don't,do,anything,that,may,interfere,with,
someone,else's,opportunity,to,learn,J like,talking,during,
class).
*NOTE:,Not,all,classes,may,be,recorded.

3. Composition)of)Grades
Quantity Percent
Exams 2 20%
Final5Exam 1 25%
Projects:5Report 1 25%
Homework 7 30%
TOTAL:55 100%
Final5Percent Grade
[90J100] A
[80J90) B
[70J80) C
[60J70) D
[0J60) F
*NOTE:'Late'Homework'NOT'Accepted'='0
*

4. Due$Dates$(Subject$to$Change)
Homework( Due(Date
#1 Monday, January 28, 2019
#2 Wednesday, February 6, 2019
#3 Wednesday,(February(20,(2019(
#4 Wednesday,(March(6,(2019(
#5 Monday,(March(18,(2019
#6 Wednesday,(March(27,(2019
#7 Wednesday,(April(10,(2019(
Partial(Exams Date( Room
1 Monday,(February(25,(2019 SM114
2 Monday,(April(,(2019 SM114
FINAL&EXAM&DATE&, TO&BE&DETERMINED

5. Project(Report((+(SW(Demo)
Project(Report(/(Demo:(Human(Perspective(in(Artificial(Intelligence
Project(Report(Proposal(Abstract(Due(Date:(Wednesday,(March(20,(2019
Early(Due(Date:(Wednesday,(April(24,(2019
Final(Due(Date:(Monday,(April(29,(2019

6. Professor'José'Meléndez
in'a'Nutshell
• Mom$from$Moca,$Dad$from$Bayamon,$Born$in$NJ
• Lived$in$NJ,$PR,$FL,$”PI”,$CA,$MA,$TX
• Degrees$in$Electrical$Engineering$&$Computer$Science
• BS/MS$@$MIT$+$PhD$@$Stanford
• Inventor$of$28$U.S.$Patents
• Former$Research$Laboratory$Director$at$TI
• Former$GM$Wireless$Infrastructure$at$TI
• Founder$of$Commoca$and$Spectral$MD
• Ad$Honorem$Professor$(aka$– Not$Paid$VV FREE)
• Married$to$Dr.$Beatriz$Lopez$– Graduate$of$UPRM
• Interesting$Facts:$
• Previous$work$featured$in$Forbes$and$Popular$Science
• Owns$a$tapas$restaurant$in$Barcelona
• Loves$to$dance$hip$hop$and$reggaeton
Commoca&OpenTouch
Spectral&MD&DeepView

7. Topic&1:&Introduction&to&
Human&Perspective&Artificial&Intelligence&(HPAI):&
• Human&Aspects&and&Computing&Systems&in&AI&
• The&Key&to&Human&Perspective&Artificial&Intelligence&
• Where&does&HPAI&fit&in&AI?
• Is&current&AI&human?level&intelligence?

8. Topics
Introduction to Human Perspective in AI and Modeling
Synthetic Reality and Actual Occurrences
Sensing3and3Sensors:3Touch,3Sound,3Sight,3and3Others3
Digital3and3Analog3Memories3
Perception:3Vision,3Language,3Smelling,3Tasting,3and3Feeling
Emotions3and3Representations3in3Computing3Systems3
Quantifying3Self3and3Actuation3
External3Agent3Influences
Perspective3Cycle3Paradigm3– Thinking3&3Being
Perspective3Toolbox
Applications3and3Challenges3of3Human3Perspective3AI

9. HPAI%in%a%Graphic
HUMAN NOT(HUMAN
Similarities
Differences

10. HPAI%Learning%Objectives
(1)Using modern understandings of humans in order to
make better computing systems and software.
(2)Using modern understandings of computing systems
and software in order to enable realize humans.
(3)Appraising human aspect limitations of current AI
methods to identify opportunities for next generation
AI systems

11. Human&Subject
How can we best understand how humans work?

12. Psychologists+use+animals…
Photo%by%Andre%Mouton%– Courtesy%of%Unsplash.com%

13. But$each$of$Us$Holds$the$Key$to$AI!
Photo%by%Roberto%Delgado%Webb%– Courtesy%of%Unsplash.com%

14. Each%of%Us%Holds%the%Key%to%AI
A pesar de que una persona puede comenzar su vida como prisionera de los dotes naturales que se
le dieron y las circunstancias en que se criaron, no pueden seguir siendo víctimas de este entorno
para siempre. Eventualmente, cada persona debe llegar a un acuerdo con ella misma. Uno de los
desafíos más grandes de la vida es conocerse a uno mismo, juzgar con justicia las fortalezas y
debilidades de uno, y lograr un verdadero dominio sobre los instintos e inclinaciones más básicos.
Pero en última instancia, el ascenso de cualquiera a una vida de integridad y mérito solo puede venir
como resultado de un completo despertar de sí mismo. Una persona debe llegar a conocerse a sí
misma, así como a los demás, sin engaños ni negaciones. Una persona debe enfrentar y considerar
honestamente todos los aspectos de su carácter. Es este compromiso el que abre la puerta a un
plano superior de existencia.
Even though a person might begin life as a prisoner of the natural endowments they were given and
the circumstances under which they were raised, they cannot remain a victim of this environment
forever. Eventually, every person must come to terms with him or herself. To know oneself, to fairly
judge one's strengths and weaknesses, and to attain true mastery over one's most basic instincts
and inclinations are among life's greatest challenges. But ultimately, anyone's rise to a life of
integrity and merit can only come as the result of a full selfFawakening. A person must come to know
themselves as well as others without deceit or denial. A person must honestly face and reckon with
all aspects of their character. It is this commitment that opens the door to a higher plane of existence.
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15. Emotions(in(Computer(Science

16. Text%Book
A primary textbook for this course was written by the
Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, "How Emotions
are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain," explains the
classical and modern views of emotion. The Textbook
will be provided during the course.

17. Artificial)Intelligence)Quad
Humanly Rational
Thinking
Acting
Turing'Test Agents
Rule.based'SystemsCognitive'Architectures

18. Sophia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCFQkB:KLsE

19. Sophia
• Does%Sophia%seem%alive?
• Did%you%experience%any%feelings%while%watching%the%
video%of%Sophia?
• Did%you%experience%any%feelings%for Sophia?
• What%about%Sophia%makes%it%seems%as%though%she%
has%some%human%characteristics%or%feelings?

20. Reading
“Decision makers can satisfice either by finding optimum solutions for
a simplified world, or by finding satisfactory solutions for a more
realistic world. Neither approach, in general, dominates the other,
and both have continued to co<exist.” – Simon 1957 (Nobel Economics)
• Required: Influence(Tactics((on(Moodle);(Excerpt(of(
Chapter(6(of(Character(Disturbance:(The(
Phenomenon(of(Our(Age
• The<kinds<of<things<we<want<AI<to<help<us<with.
• Required: Common(Characteristics(of(Models(in(
PresentDday(Scientific(Practice((on(Moodle):(
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11165D
006D9036D3
• How<we<get<our<arms<around<the<“real”<world.

21. Next%Topics
Human%Aspects%and%Computing%Systems%in%AI
• What%is%intelligence?
• Is%current%AI%human3level%intelligence?
• Decision%Making
• Artificial%General%Intelligence
• Modeling