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Artificial Intelligence

Fall 2013 Chapter 1: Introduction Jonathan Voris (based on slides by Sal Stolfo)

• Course home page: http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~jvoris/AI
• Textbook: S. Russell and P. Norvig Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach Prentice Hall, 2003, Third Edition

Who Are We?

• Teaching Assistants:
  • Tingting Ai
    • Email: ta2355 at columbia dot edu
    • Office Hours Mon 4-6, Wed 10-Noon
  • John Sizemore
    • Email: jcs2213 at columbia dot edu
    • Office Hours: Tue TBD
  • Keqiu Hu
    • Email: kh2567 at columbia dot edu
    • Office Hours: Thu 4- 6

Who Are We?

• Teaching Assistants:
  • Ya Cai
    • Email: yc2788 at columbia dot edu
    • Office Hours: Tue 4:00-6:
  • Fang-Hsiang Su
    • Email: mikefhsu at cs dot columbia dot edu
    • Office: CEPSR 608
    • Office Hours: Thu 5:00-7:

Outline

• Course overview
• What is AI?
• A brief history
• The state of the art

Tentative Grading Scheme

• 4 Projects/1 Midterm/1 Final Assignment/Test Percentage Project #1 15% Project #2 15% Project #3 15% Project #4 15% Midterm 15% Final 20% Class Participation 5%

Late Policy

• 10 points deducted immediately
• 10 points per day thereafter
  • 10/24 points deducted per hour
• No submissions accepted after the next project due date

Academic Honesty

• Read and understand the department’s policy here: - http://www.cs.columbia.edu/education/honest y

What is Artificial Intelligence?

• Loaded question…let’s back up a little here

What is Artificial Intelligence?

• Loaded question…let’s back up a little here
• What is a computer?

What is a Hammer?

What is a Hammer?

A hammer is an AMPLIFIER for….

What is a Phone?

A phone is an AMPLIFIER for….

What is a Car?