• 1.2: Overview of AI General Problems

    • Wikipedia: "Artificial Intelligence" URL

      Read this entry on AI. After you read, you should know the meaning of terms such as knowledge representation, planning, learning, natural language processing, motion and manipulation, perception, social intelligence, creativity, and general intelligence.

    • 1.2.1: Knowledge Representation

      • Maurice Pagnucco's "Knowledge Representation and Reasoning" URL

        Watch the first part of this three-part video series by Maurice Pagnucco. After you watch, you should be able to define the terms knowledge, representation, and reasoning; realize the advantages of this approach; and define the forms of knowledge representation.

    • 1.2.2: Planning

      • Jussi Rintanen's "Planning" URL

        Watch this lecture. You may wish to work through the slides provided on the right-hand side of the screen as Rintanen lectures. After viewing the lecture, you should understand why planning can be difficult and be able to define the term "transition systems."

    • 1.2.3: Learning

      • Olivier Bousquet's "Introduction to Learning Theory" URL

        Watch this lecture, working through the provided on the right-hand side of the screen as you listen. After you watch, you should have a general understanding of "learning theory," be able to differentiate between deduction and induction, and describe, in general terms, the concept of probability and Bayes' rule.