CSSE 313: Day 1

Outline

• Studying AI
• Objectives of course
• A concern with Natural Intelligence
• An example of Machine Intelligence
• Problem solving bunny rabbit
• Class exercise on intelligence and where to find it.
  • Lowest life form you consider intelligent and why
• Areas of AI
• Administrative aspects: syllabus.

Resources

• Building expertise in the age of AI: Who trains the next generation?
• News and information about AI:
  • https://www.technologyreview.com/
  • https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork
  • https://news.mit.edu/topic/artificial-intelligence2
  • https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/
  • https://aitopics.org/search
• The largest professional organization about AI: AAAI
• The mysteries of plant intelligence

Assignments

• Day 3, BC: Summarize Vibe physics: The AI grad student When it comes to the length, 250 - 300 words seems to work well for the purposes of our class. It is important that you read and think about the materials. Let's not use AI when reading this article. We will discuss this article in class. Please submit your summary to the appropriate drop-box on Moodle. Please ensure your name appears near the top of the document and please submit a pdf copy of your report.