CSSE 413: Day 1

Outline

• Definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Class exercise on intelligence and where to find it.
  • Animals showing intelligence and why
  • Lowest life form you consider intelligent and why
• Introduction to the course.

Resources

• Great news and informational site about AI: AI Topics
• The largest professional organization about AI: AAAI
• Problem solving bunny rabbit

Assignments

• Day 3, BC: Summarize sections 1-5 from A.M. Turing's article on Computing Machinery and Intelligence. When it comes to the length, 250 - 300 words seems to work well for the purposes of our class. 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.
• Day 3, BC: Study the Five Big Ideas in Artificial Intelligence poster and name a computer/AI system for each of the five categories and briefly (2 sentences max) justify your choice. Submit your answer to the appropriate drop-box on Moodle.
• Day 4, BC: Sudoku Assignment