Artificial Intelligence: An Overview
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Artificial Intelligence: An Overview
This course is part of Artificial Intelligence: an Overview Specialization
Instructor: Nicola Gatti
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Explain the seminal ideas leading to the birth of AI, the major difficulties and how the international community overtook them.
Describe what AI is today in terms of goals, scientific community, companies’ interests
Describe the taxonomy of the know-how on AI in terms of techniques, software and hardware methodologies.
Explain the need for national strategies on AI and identify the major Italian and European players on AI
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There are 5 modules in this course
The course will provide a non-technical overview of the artificial intelligence field. Initially, a discussion on the birth of AI is provided, remarking the seminal ideas and preliminary goals. Furthermore, the crucial weaknesses are presented and how these weaknesses have been circumvented. Then, the current state of AI is presented, in terms of goals, importance at national level, and strategies. Moreover, the taxonomy of the AI topics is presented.
What's included
7 videos1 assignment
7 videos•Total 35 minutes
- What is Artificial Intelligence?•4 minutes
- Before the Birth of AI: Precursors•4 minutes
- Before the Birth of AI: Turing Test•3 minutes
- The Birth of AI•2 minutes
- After the Birth of AI: Winters and Springs•4 minutes
- After the Birth of AI: General vs. Narrow AI•2 minutes
- The Birth of AI in Italy•16 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Quiz•30 minutes
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5 videos3 readings1 assignment
5 videos•Total 18 minutes
- Definition and Goals•4 minutes
- Problems and Progresses•4 minutes
- Major Milestones•4 minutes
- Scientific Community•2 minutes
- Research in industry•3 minutes
3 readings•Total 90 minutes
- Major Milestones Timeline•30 minutes
- Evolution of the Scientific Community•30 minutes
- Major Players in Research in Industry•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Quiz•30 minutes
What's included
5 videos1 reading1 assignment
5 videos•Total 24 minutes
- AI field•3 minutes
- Techniques: perception and action•6 minutes
- Techniques: cognition•6 minutes
- Technologies•4 minutes
- Regulation and organization issues•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 30 minutes
- AI Fields•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Quiz•30 minutes
What's included
4 videos2 readings1 assignment
4 videos•Total 20 minutes
- The need for national strategies•4 minutes
- AI strategy in USA•5 minutes
- AI strategy in China•3 minutes
- AI strategy in EU•8 minutes
2 readings•Total 60 minutes
- National strategies and global impact of AI•30 minutes
- USA directives on AI•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Quiz•30 minutes
What's included
6 videos1 assignment
6 videos•Total 41 minutes
- A summary of the main players•5 minutes
- Interview-AIxIA•7 minutes
- Interview - Laboratorio CINI•9 minutes
- Interview - Italia High-level Experts in AI•6 minutes
- Interview - ELLIS•6 minutes
- Interview - CLAIRE•9 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Quiz•30 minutes
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Reviewed on Mar 31, 2022
Very rich course on learning more about Artificial Intelligence. Topics are well balanced and assessments are appropriate.
Reviewed on Mar 27, 2024
Very interesting give a good idea about AI situation in the world and perspectives.
Reviewed on May 23, 2023
I think week 5 can be summarized within the introduction
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