What is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capacity of a computer or machine to exhibit intelligent behavior, which is synonymous to humans’ decision making and their ability to learn new information. AI is used in several fields, such as, psychology, computer science, and engineering. The purpose of AI is to create computer models that can efficiently exhibit the cognitive processing abilities of humans. Artificial intelligent researchers agree that computers and the human brain operate on similar general principles. For example, both the human brain and computers have a limited capacity in which it stores information. Furthermore, the human brain and computers both can compare symbols and make decisions based off of those comparisons.
Barry's Links
- Honda has created a robot that exhibits some cognitive processes of humans (e.g. face recognition); this is the official website of the humanoid.
- This a general overview of Honda’s robot that exemplifies Artificial Intelligence found at wikipedia.
- This website is a general overview of Artificial Intelligence.
- This website contains articles in regards topics that comprise artificial intelligence (e.g. robotics and algorithms.)
- IBM has been a leader in AI research since 1950’s (the early days of artificial intelligence). This site gives a synopsis of AI and provides links to IBM’s research projects on AI.
- This website is comprised of different articles that help explain Artificial Intelligence.
- This is a very informative site that shows that Artificial Intelligence is not just restricted to computer science, psychology and engineering (common fields AI is associated with); AI can extend to philosophy.
- This website was created for the computer science department of the University of Washington. It is a summary of their projects from the past and present.
- This website is dedicated to enthusiasts of AI, it contains a great deal of information in regards to solving the problems that AI faces. It also has many useful links to help people better understand AI.
- This website is a journal database that encompasses all areas of Artificial Intelligence.
Tony's Links
- Cognitive Artificial Intelligence recently emerged as a discipline that integrates aspects of computer science and psychology to improve people's interaction with complex machines. At the NICI this is practiced as the study of cognitive models from the perspectives of human factors and artificial intelligence. The aim is to prepare for the future of user-centered computing environments.
- ScienceDaily is a source for the latest research news. This is the page about new research news in Artificial Intelligence.
- The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) (formerly the American Association for Artificial Intelligence) is a nonprofit scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines.
- The field of cognitive science overlaps AI. Cognitive scientists study the nature of intelligence from a psychological point of view, mostly building computer models that help elucidate what happens in our brains during problem solving, remembering, perceiving, and other psychological processes. One major contribution of AI and cognitive science to psychology has been the information processing model of human thinking in which the metaphor of brain-as-computer is taken quite literally.
- The MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory was formed on July 1st, 2003. It is an interdepartmental laboratory. This is their site.
- This is a general overview of AI on wikipedia.
- This is a site by the man that coined the term 'artificial intelligence' and answers basic questions about artificial intelligence.
- This is an introductory site to AI.
- This site is a general A.I. overview with lots of links to extra resources to get started on this idea.
