Computers and AI

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Computers and AI

• Jennifer Eley
• Ben Griffin
• Erica Ewell

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What is Artificial Intelligence?

• AI is the science of engineering of making
  intelligent machines.
• It also refers to intelligence exhibited by an
  artificial entity.

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Alan Turing

• 1950-Turing Test
• test a machine's capability to participate in
  human-like conversation

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First AI Program

• 1951- The 1st working AI programs were written
  for the Ferranti Mark I.
• The Ferranti Mark I was the second commercially
  available general-purpose computer.

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Natural Language Processing

• 2 Tasks
• Processing written text.
• GSP
• SAD-SAM
• SIR
• ELIZA
• MARGIE
• SAM

• Processing spoken language.
• HEARSAY
• HARPY
• HWIM

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The Role of AI in Gaming

• Game Artificial Intelligence
• Techniques used in designing computer and video
  games that creates the illusion of intelligence
  in non-player characters.

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Classic Games

• Some of the classic games that introduced AI to
  gaming include
• Twenty Questions
• Mastermind
• Checkers
• Backgammon
• Chess
• Scrabble

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Modern Games

• Some modern games include
• Age of Empires I II
• Black and White
• Mission Impossible
• Theme Hospital
• Platoon Leader
• And many others.

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Robotics

• What is a Robot?
• A robot is usually an electro-mechanical system,
  which, by its appearance or movements, conveys a
  sense that it has intent or agency of its own.

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Characteristics of Robots

• Is not 'natural' / has been artificially created.
• Can sense its environment.
• Can manipulate things in its environment.
• Has some degree of intelligence, or ability to
  make choices based on the environment, or
  automatic control / preprogrammed sequence.

• Is programmable.
• Can move with one or more axes of rotation or
  translation.
• Can make dexterous coordinated movements.
• Appears to have intent

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How are Robots used today?

• Many robots are used in industries
• They are used to paint, weld, assemble cars.

• They are also used in unpleasant or harmful areas
• Bomb disposal, outer space, mining, cleaning of
  toxic wastes.

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Where did we get all of this?

• http//www.gameai.com/
• Wikipedia