Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans. The field of AI research aims to create intelligent agents that can assist or replace humans in complex tasks. Key developments included the creation of computers in the 1940s, the first stored program computer in the 1950s, the Dartmouth Conference which coined the term "artificial intelligence" in 1956, and the creation of early AI programming languages like LISP. AI systems were applied to games, military systems, and expert systems for businesses. Today, AI is used widely across industries for applications like computer vision, robotics, weather modeling, and financial analysis. Open questions remain around how intelligent machines could become and what responsibilities
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1. 1. Artificial Intelligence
Shannon Baker, Laura Paviglianiti, Tim Stuart, Harrison Baker
2. What is Artificial Intelligence?
3. The intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it
"the study and design of intelligent agents
No single goal of artificial intelligence
Some say its putting the human mind into computers
What is intelligence?
The computational part of the ability to achieve goals in the world
We do not yet fully understand what intelligence consists of
4. 1941:Development of the electronic computer
o Some trace the origin to John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at Iowa State University
o 5. Required large, separate
air-conditioned rooms
o Required separate
configuration of
thousands of wires
o Data fed into system
By punched cards
6. First Commercial, Stored Program Computer
Made job of entering a program easier
Advancements in computer theory computer science
(and eventually
to AI)
Invention of a
means of processing
data makes AI
possible
7. Dartmouth Conference
John McCarthy (father of AI) organizes conference
A month of brainstorming in VT
Talent and expertise of others interested in machine intelligence
Biggest gain: field
now called
Artificial Intelligence
8. LISP Language Developed
McCarthy announces new development: LISP language
Still used today
LISt Processing
language of
choice
among AI
developers
9. Start of DoDsAdvanced Research Projects
MIT receives 2.2 million dollar grant from US govt. to research Machine-Aided Cognition (AI)
From Department of Defense
US wants to stay ahead of Soviet Union
10. MicroworldProgram, SHRDLU Created
SHRDLU part of microworlds project research & programming in small worlds
When confined to small subject matter, computer programs can
2. solve spatial &
logic problems
11. First Expert System
Predict the probability of a solution under set conditions
Potential to interpret statistics, formulate rules
Over course of 10 years, can forecast stock market, aid doctors in diagnosis, show miners
promising mineral locations
Large applications in market place
Conditional rules & storage of information
12. PROLOG Language Revealed
General logic programming language
Represented as facts and rules
Developed in France
Remains one of
most popular
programming
languages today
13. AI-Based Hardware Sells $425 Million to Companies
Expert systems in particular demand
DuPont, General Motors, Boeing rely heavily on expert systems
Companies develop that specialize in creating software that aids in producing expert
systems
14. AI Military Systems UsedEffectively in DESERT STORM
Used in missile systems, heads-up-displays, etc.
AI truly put
to the test
15. AI System Beats HumanChessmaster
AI goes home
Public interest
growing
AI system placed
against a human
chessmaster to see
who would win
AI wins shows
skills & abilities
16. Applications of AI
Military
Smart bombs
Guided by remote control camera systems directed to the intended target
Unmanned drone aircraft
Missiles fly military missions and launch weapons from a distance
Decoding of enemy secret codes
Rapid translation of foreign language
17. Applications of AI
Science
Development of new drugs
Model clinical studies in animals and humans
Remote controlled surgical procedures
Uses robotics and computer-based optical systems
Can be performed half-way around the world
Advanced weather modeling
3. Doppler Radar
Looks at trends and past models to predict weather patterns
18. Applications of AI
Industrial
Machine vision inspection systems
Cameras and computers are placed on assembly lines to find defects
Robotic systems
Use computer automation and mechanical equipment
Take place of humans in manufacturing of cars
19. Applications of AI
Business
Macros
Computer mimics the programmer's actions
Advanced financial systems
Quickly analyze trends
Allows for rapid investment decisions
Consumer
Personal computers
Computer applications for Apple & IMB
Voice and character recognition
Entertainment
Games, such as chess, where over 120 million moves can be recognized
20. Future of AI
The future is really unknown
Researchers seem to disagree on a lot of the same issues
With the rate at which technology is improving it is logical to believe AI will continue to get
more and more sophisticated
21. AI in Video Games
Over the years AI is getting exponentially more sophisticated
Now AIs are able to react with an intelligence that simulates the computer as a human
AIs are able to respond to voice commands
22. Chess & AI
Theory: if they can create a computer that can outsmart humans in this obviously strategic,
thinking-based game, then it would be a major milestone on the road to the intelligent
computer
23. Ethical Questions?
-Will there come a point when computers become too intelligent?
-Should robots have the same legal rights as humans?
-How would we get around the question of ownership?
-To what extent should we trust (be able to predict the behavior of) such a species?
-What responsibilities do we owe such robots?
-Would it be wrong to deliberately install mechanisms that gave humans an immediate
physical advantage e.g. an off switch?
-Should we allow a self-governing robot society to co-exist with ours?