Episode 27: Artificial Intelligence Theory

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Tool of the Show

• Jason: Typescript http://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Patrick: Ridiculous Fishing https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ridiculous-fishing-tale-redemption/id601831815?mt=8

Book of the Show

• Jason: Dungeon
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• Patrick: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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  (Hardcover: http://amzn.to/11IaEyj)

Theoretical Artificial Intelligence

History

• The Turk 1770
• Turing Test, Three Laws of Robotics(1942)
• First neural net: 1951
• Arthur Samuel’s Checkers AI: ‘51
• Golden Age (‘56 - ‘74)
• AI Winter (74-80)
• Renaissance (1990+)
• Deep Blue vs kasparov 1996

What is AI?

• "Real" Intelligence versus Artificial Intelligence
• Common-Sense Knowledge
• Goals: Deducting, Reasoning, Problem Solving

Challenges

• “Strong AI” (General AI): Artificial Intelligence that meets or exceeds human intelligence at every level.
• Combinatorial explosion in planning
• Knowledge representation
• The frame problem

AI Projects

• Maxima: Computer Algebra expert system: http://maxima.sourceforge.net/
• ELIZA ChatBot: https://apps.facebook.com/eliza-chatbot/
• DARPA Grand Challenge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge
• RoboCup Soccer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCup