Prof. Gianni

How do you define AI?

Artificial simulation of human intelligence for machines
Can you name at least three different sub-fields of AI?

ML, NLP, DL
AI has been around since about 70 years so far. Why is it booming right now?

Due to the recently improved computer capacity and human need
Can you name at least three application sectors where robots are being largely employed? What are the reasons?

Assembly (efficiency for repetitive work), mechanical cutting (precision), carwash (low cost).
Can you identify three major challenges for a wheeled autonomous robot performing a 24h surveillance task in a large facility? (e.g., something like Mall of Qatar?

Terrain adaptation (for wheels), battery duration, enforcement when identified unauthorized activities.

He teaches: 16-311, 15-382, 15-288, 16-311, 15-382
Understanding AI: intelligence is a self-referential definition based on human intelligence
Different approaches to AI
- Act like people: what about bad things human do?
- Think like people: should robots feel jealous?
- Think rationally: cannot be practically used to represent reality.
- Act rationally: what we are focusing on.
Types of AI
- Weak AI: it can only act like it has a mind
- Strong AI: it can think and has a mind
Artificial Narrow Intelligence -> Artificial General Intelligence -> Artificial Super Intelligence
Machine Learning: how algorithm incrementally improve from experience Given data and output, predict the model
Three fundamental problems in robotics design:
1. Where am I?
2. Where am I going?
3. How do I get there?
Overall takeaway: definitely learn 10-315 and 15-288 cuz they sound so interesting. In the world of AI: Trash in, Trash out.

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