AI Class Notes: Basics of Artificial Intelligence
- Definition:
AI is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially
computer systems.
- History:
1956: Term "Artificial Intelligence" coined at Dartmouth Conference
1997: IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champion Garry Kasparov
2011: IBM Watson wins Jeopardy!
2020s: Widespread use of deep learning and generative AI
- Categories:
1. Narrow AI
2. General AI
3. Superintelligent AI (theoretical)
- Goals:
- Problem-solving
- Reasoning
- Learning
- Perception
- Language understanding