Unit 6

• What is Artificial Intelligence?


  The concept of creating computer programs or machines that are capable of mimicking human intelligence
• What is an expert system?


  A system that employs human knowledge captured in a computer to solve problems that ordinarily requires human expertise
• Why use expert systems?

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  • To preserve knowledge
  • Helps if expertise is scarce, expensive or unavailable
  • Helps during time and pressure constraints
  • Train new employees
  • Improve worker productivity
• What is machine learning?


  It is a branch of AI based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns and make decisions with minimal human intervention
• What are artificial neural networks?


  A series of algorithms that aims to identify connections within data by mimicking how the human brain works
• Examples of artificial neural networks?

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  • (M)odular "neural networks"
  • (F)eedforward " "
  • (R)adial basis function " "
  • (K)ohon self organizing " "
  • (R)ecurrent " "
  • (C)onvolutional " "
  • (L)ong/short term memory
• What is robotics?

  Involves building machines that are capable of performing physical tasks
• What is computer vision?


  It focuses on equipping computers with the ability to interpret visual data
• What is speech recognition?

  Converting speech signal into digital data
• What is natural language processing (NLP)?


  It focuses on the interaction between computers and humans using natural language