overviewAI - Meetup

Overview of Artificial
Intelligence

Junling Hu


Bay Area AI Meetup, February 11, 2007

Cognitive abilities of a computer

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See
—
computer vision

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Hear
—
Speech recognition

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Speak
—
Speech generation

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Move
–
Robots

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Think
—
intelligent reasoning

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Logic inference

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Learning (improve through experience)

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Planning

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Decision making


Computer Vision

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Boundary Detection

Vision Applications:

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Traffic monitoring






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Surveillance: camera monitor
intruders or walking suspect

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Facial detection


Application of Speech Cognition

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Dictation

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Customer service

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Historical archive

Natural language processing

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Grammar: universal grammar

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Semantic understanding

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Knowledge representation

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User Intention modeling

Application of Natural language
processing

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Machine translation

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Web application

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Information retrieval

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Document summary

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Informational Search

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Tutoring

Uncertainty Reasoning

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Probability representation

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Bayesian Network

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Hidden Markov model

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Inference

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Learning

Machine Learning

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Neural Network

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Classification based on trees

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Artificial Life, genetic algorithm

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Reinforcement Learning


Application of machine leaning

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Information Filtering agnet

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Recommendation agent

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Quality control

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Data mining

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Consumer pattern analysis

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Criminal pattern

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Sales forcast

Honda Asimo

Sony SDR

Robots in household

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Lawn mower

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Vacuum cleaner

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Obstacle detection

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Path planning


Robotic Soccer

Robots in space exploration

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Mars Rover

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Deep space traveling

Robot in Industry

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Grape Harvesting

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Cucumber Harvesting


Robots in medical domain

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Hazardous area (under water, toxic waste,
chemical plant, space)

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Precision driven work: robot surgery

AI and Entertainment

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Computer games:

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Strategy game

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Character interaction


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Movie: computer
animation

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Toy Story

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Shrek


AI and Education

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Educational game and toys for children

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Learning language and math

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Learning problem solving

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Intelligent tutor

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Essay grading

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TOEFL, essay writing

AI and healthcare

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Intelligent helper for elders

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Disease diagnosis based on DNA data
analysis and classification

AI and business service

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Customer service

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Virtual representative

History of AI

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1950 Alan Turing’s paper

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1956 Demonstration of the first running AI




program, the
Logic Theorist





the term “Artificial Intelligence” is created

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1962 First industrial robot company was founded.

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1960s programs solve algebra word program,







engaging in simple conversation

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1970s Expert system appeared

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1980s Neural network was widely adopted

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1990s Intelligent tutoring, robots, vision, speech recognition



1997 Deep Blue beat the world chess champion)

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2000+ Machine Learning applied to Web analysis



Decision making in data warehouse


Natural language interface in phone, cars,…