1st Edition

An Introduction To Artificial Intelligence

By Janet Finlay Copyright 1996
    286 Pages
    by CRC Press

    286 Pages
    by CRC Press

    An authoritative and accessible one-stop resource, An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence presents the first full examination of AI. Designed to provide an understanding of the foundations of artificial intelligence, it examines the central computational techniques employed by AI, including knowledge representation, search, reasoning, and learning, as well as the principal application domains of expert systems, natural language, vision, robotics, software agents and cognitive modeling. Many of the major philosophical and ethical issues of AI are also introduced.

    Throughout the volume, the authors provide detailed, well-illustrated treatments of each topic with abundant examples and exercises. The authors bring this exciting field to life by presenting a substantial and robust introduction to artificial intelligence in a clear and concise coursebook form. This book stands as a core text for all computer scientists approaching AI for the first time.

    KNOWLEDGE IN AI
    Overview
    Introduction
    Representing Knowledge
    Metrics for Assessing Knowledge Representation Schemes
    Logic Representations
    Procedural Representation
    Network Representations
    Structured Representations
    General Knowledge
    The Frame Problem
    Knowledge Elicitation
    Summary
    Exercises
    Recommended Further Reading

    REASONING
    Overview
    What is Reasoning?
    Forward and Backward Reasoning
    Reasoning with Uncertainty
    Summary
    Exercises
    Recommended Further Reading

    SEARCH
    Introduction
    Exhaustive Search and Simple Pruning
    Heuristic Search
    Knowledge-Rich Search
    Summary
    Exercises
    Recommended Further Reading

    MACHINE LEARNING
    Overview
    Why Do We Want Machine Learning?
    How Machines Learn
    Deductive Learning
    Inductive Learning
    Explanation-Based Learning
    Example: Query-by-Browsing
    Summary
    Recommended Further Reading

    GAME PLAYING
    Overview
    Introduction
    Characteristics of Game Playing
    Standard Games
    Non-Zero-Sum Games and Simultaneous Play
    The Adversary is Life!
    Probability
    Summary
    Exercises
    Recommended Further Reading

    EXPERT SYSTEMS
    Overview
    What Are Expert Systems?
    Uses of Expert Systems
    Architecture of an Expert System
    Examples of Four Expert Systems
    Building an Expert System
    Limitations of Expert Systems
    Summary
    Exercises
    Recommended Further Reading

    NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING
    Overview
    What is Natural Language Understanding?
    Why Do We Need Natural Language Understanding?
    Why Is Natural Language Understanding Difficult?
    An Early Attempt at Natural Language Understanding: SHRDLU
    How Does Natural Language Understanding Work?
    Syntactic Analysis
    Semantic Analysis
    Pragmatic Analysis
    Summary
    Exercises
    Recommended Further Reading
    Solution to SHRDLU Problem

    COMPUTER VISION
    Overview
    Introduction
    Digitization and Signal Processing
    Edge Detection
    Region Detection
    Reconstructing Objects
    Identifying Objects
    Multiple Images
    Summary
    Exercises
    Recommended Further Reading

    PLANNING AND ROBOTICS
    Overview
    Introduction
    Global Planning
    Local Planning
    Limbs, Legs, and Eyes
    Practical Robotics
    Summary
    Exercises
    Recommended Further Reading

    AGENTS
    Overview
    Software Agents
    Co-operating Agents and Distributed AI
    Summary
    Exercises
    Recommended Further Reading

    MODELS OF THE MIND
    Overview
    Introduction
    What is the Human Mind?
    Production System Models
    Connectionist Models of Cognition
    Summary
    Exercises
    Recommended Further Reading
    Notes

    EPILOGUE: PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL ISSUES
    Overview
    Intelligent Machines or Engineering Tools?
    What Is Intelligence?
    Computational Argument vs. Searle's Chinese Room
    Who Is Responsible?
    Morals and Emotions
    Social Implications
    Summary
    Recommended Further Reading

    Biography

    Janet Finlay