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Machine Learning
... Systems that Improve Their PerformanceIf an expert system---brilliantly designed, engineered and implemented---cannot learn not to repeat its mistakes, it is not as intelligent as a worm or a sea anemone or a kitten. - Oliver G. Selfridge, from The Garden ... Systems that Improve Their PerformanceIf an expert system---brilliantly designed, engineered and implemented---cannot learn not to repeat its mistakes, it is not as intelligent as a worm or a sea anemone or a kitten. - Oliver G. Selfridge, from The Garden ...
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AI Overview
... Broad Discussions of Artificial IntelligenceExactly what the computer provides is the ability not to be rigid and unthinking but, rather, to behave conditionally. That is what it means to apply knowledge to action: It means to let the action taken reflect ... Broad Discussions of Artificial IntelligenceExactly what the computer provides is the ability not to be rigid and unthinking but, rather, to behave conditionally. That is what it means to apply knowledge to action: It means to let the action taken reflect ...
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Expert Systems
... The Structure and Construction of Knowledge-Based SystemsToday's expert systems deal with domains of narrow specialization. For expert systems to perform competently over a broad range of tasks, they will have to be given very much more knowledge.... ... The Structure and Construction of Knowledge-Based SystemsToday's expert systems deal with domains of narrow specialization. For expert systems to perform competently over a broad range of tasks, they will have to be given very much more knowledge.... ...
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Neural Networks
... Learning by Training a Network or Connectionist SystemNeural models of intelligence emphasize the brain's ability to adapt to the world in which it is situated by modifying the relationships between individual neurons. Rather than representing knowle ... Learning by Training a Network or Connectionist SystemNeural models of intelligence emphasize the brain's ability to adapt to the world in which it is situated by modifying the relationships between individual neurons. Rather than representing knowle ...
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Evolutionary Algorithms
... Evolutionary and Genetic Algorithms: Learning by Evolving a Good Predictor or an Entire Program"Genetic programming achieves this goal of automatic programming (also sometimes called program synthesis or program induction) by genetically breeding a p ... Evolutionary and Genetic Algorithms: Learning by Evolving a Good Predictor or an Entire Program"Genetic programming achieves this goal of automatic programming (also sometimes called program synthesis or program induction) by genetically breeding a p ...
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Reinforcement Learning
... Learning through Reward & Punishment during Problem Solving"Reinforcement learning is learning what to do—how to map situations to actions—so as to maximize a numerical reward signal. The learner is not told which actions to take, as in most form ... Learning through Reward & Punishment during Problem Solving"Reinforcement learning is learning what to do—how to map situations to actions—so as to maximize a numerical reward signal. The learner is not told which actions to take, as in most form ...
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Inductive Learning
... Induction: Reasoning by Inferring Generalizations Based on Individual Instances ... Induction: Reasoning by Inferring Generalizations Based on Individual Instances ...
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Ethics & Social Issues
... Implications of AI for SocietyAny sci-fi buff knows that when computers become self-aware, they ultimately destroy their creators. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Terminator, the message is clear: The only good self-aware machine is an unplugged one. We may ... Implications of AI for SocietyAny sci-fi buff knows that when computers become self-aware, they ultimately destroy their creators. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Terminator, the message is clear: The only good self-aware machine is an unplugged one. We may ...
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Interface Technologies & Devices
... Software and hardware designed to assist persons with impairments are called "assistive technologies". These include device to aid people with impaired motor function, visual or other sensory impairments, or cognitive deficits. AI plays a role ... Software and hardware designed to assist persons with impairments are called "assistive technologies". These include device to aid people with impaired motor function, visual or other sensory impairments, or cognitive deficits. AI plays a role ...
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Memory-Based Learning
... Definition of the Area [from Case-Based Reasoning: Foundational Issues, Methodological Variations, and System Approaches. By A. Aamodt and E. Plaza. (1994)]"At the highest level of generality, a general CBR cycle may be described by the following fou ... Definition of the Area [from Case-Based Reasoning: Foundational Issues, Methodological Variations, and System Approaches. By A. Aamodt and E. Plaza. (1994)]"At the highest level of generality, a general CBR cycle may be described by the following fou ...
