A brief presentation about facts & application of AI...

1. Santoshkumar Mutalik - 30/03/09

2. Coverage
- Definition & Overview
- Perspectives
- Approaches
- Evaluation
- Applications

3. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence of machines and
the branch of computer science which aims to create it.
John McCarthy, who coined the term in 1956, defines it
as "the science and engineering of making intelligent
machines."
This field raises philosophical issues about the nature of
the mind and limits of scientific hubris, issues which have
been addressed by myth, fiction and philosophy since
antiquity.
Thinking machines and artificial beings appear in
Greek myths such as Talos of Crete.

4. Perspectives …
If a machine can be created that has intelligence, could it
also feel ?
The Film – A.I. depicts about human mentalities &
responses shown by a A.B. – Robot!
The Film – Ghosts in the Shell - an extension to human
abilities.
By 2029, futurists argue that PCs will have same
processing power as Human Brain! – Transhumanism.

5. Approaches …
Cybernetics and brain simulation
Traditional symbolic AI
Sub-symbolic AI
Statistical AI

6. Evaluation…
In 1950, Alan Turing proposed a general procedure to
test intelligence of an agent, known as Turing’s test.
The broad classes of outcome for an AI test are:
optimal: it is not possible to perform better
strong super-human: performs better than all humans
super-human: performs better than most humans
sub-human: performs worse than most humans.
For example, performance at checkers (draughts) is
optimal, performance at chess is super-human and
nearing strong super-human, and performance at many
everyday tasks performed by humans is sub-human.

7. Applications…
Artificial intelligence has successfully been used in a
wide range of fields including medical diagnosis,
stock trading, robot control, law, scientific discovery,
video games and toys. Frequently, when a technique
reaches mainstream use it is no longer considered
artificial intelligence, sometimes described as the
AI effect. It may also become integrated into artificial life.

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