MAT200A 02W		Courses :MAT200A 02W :Report : Artificial Intelligence schedule MAT200A 02W Report by: Doug McCoy
Definition		What is Artificial Intelligence? Well there seems to be only slight agreement on that subject. Webster's Dictionary defines AI as "the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior". Other give lengthy scientific or abstract philosophical definitions. But one that I found seems to fit quite well. Dr Russell Beale of the University of Birmingham's CS department is quoted as saying, "AI can be defined as the attempt to get real machines to behave like the ones in the movies."
General Links about AI		Artificial Intelligence Tutorial Review A General overview of AI by the AAAI AI Timeline Google search: AI
A few ways AI is being used in Research and Industry		Artificial Intelligence is a broad field with many real world applications. Many things from speech and image recognition to language translators to search engines to space exploration have elements of AI incorporated in them. Both scientists and artists have taken advantage of AI's inherent "learning and understanding" capabilities to enhance their creations.
Speech Recognition		Speech recognition is related to a computer's ability to convert spoken language to text. Yahoo search: Speech Recognition
Natural Language Processing		The goal of Natural Language Processing (NLP) is to design and build a computer system that will analyze, understand, and generate languages that humans use naturally, so that eventually you can address your computer as though you were addressing another person. Google search: NLP Babelfish  Chatterbots
Games		GameAI.com: Dedicated to the topic of AI in computer games
Software Agents		Software Agents are computer systems to which one can delegate tasks. Software agents differ from conventional software in that they are long-lived, semi-autonomous, proactive, and adaptive. MIT Media Lab: Software Agents Stanford University: Adaptive Intelligent Agents
Affective Computing		Affective computing is computing that relates to, arises from, or deliberately influences emotions. MIT Media Lab: Affective Computing
A few ways AI is being used in Art
Stanford University		The Virtual Theater project
MIT Media Lab		The Conductor's Jacket Orpheus, the affective CD player Synthetic Characters
Naoko Tosa		Unconscious Flow   Interactive Poem   Romeo & Juliet in Hades
Georgia Tech Topological Media Lab		Hubbub
Harold Cohen		AARON Ray Kurzweil's AARON screen saver
Ray Kurtzweil		Cybernetic Poet
More Links		Stephen Wilson