This is an introductory course to artificial intelligence: fundamental principles, philosophy, and applications.

Prerequisites

COSC 2P03 (60% minimum)

Textbook

Russell & Norvig. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach. (3rd Edition, 2010) Prentice Hall.

Supplementary Reading: Assigned reading will be available at the library's reserve reading desk.

Evaluation

Assignments (3)	30%
Term Project	20%
Class Test. Oct. 26th	15%
Final Exam	30%
Participation	5%

Assignments

Late Submission means 25% penalty. Following dates are tentative and subject to change.

Number	Available	Due	Late
1	Sept. 30th	Oct. 14th @ 12:00 pm	Oct. 18th @ 12:00 pm
2	Oct. 14th	Oct. 29th @ 12:00pm	none
3	Oct.29th	Nov. 18th @ 12:00pm	none

Further reading

• aaai.org: See the topics and digital library for possible essay topics.
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
• Computer Go articles by David Mechner
• Computer Go Bibliography
• Virtual creatures by Karl Sims (local). Also see the Biota project.

• Artificial boy robot (CNN). Web si te of Hanson Robotics.
• IBM develops virtual deaf inter preter (Yahoo). Here's a video.
• Online worlds to be AI incubators (BBC)
• "Brain" in a dish acts as autopilot, living computer (U F lorida)
• Alice chatbot wins for third time (BBC)
  • Alicebot
  • Jabberwacky
  • Loebner Prize

AI Links

• Starting points
  • AI Faq's
  • AI bibliography
  • FAQ: Outsider's Guide to AI (local copy)

• Evolutionary Computation
  • Industrial use of genetic algorithms< /A> (CNN story)
  • Genetic programming bibliography
  • The Genetic Programming Notebook
  • Evolvica (interactive GA tutorial)
  • Natural Selection Inc.
  • Memetic Algorithms' Home Page
  • Evolutionary Optimization
  • The Baldwin Effect: A Bibliography
  • genetic-programming.org
  • IlliGAL Home Page
  • The World of Richard Dawkins

• Artificial Life
  • The Golem Project
  • Karl Sims' Virtual Creatures
    • local data
  • Demetri Terzopoulos (U of Toronto)
  • Jeffrey Ventrella
  • Framsticks
  • International Society of Artificial Life
  • Sodaplay

• Autonomous vehicles
  • DARPA Urban Challenge
  • MIT plans to win DARPA car cha llenge

• Various
  • Nero: using GA and neural networks to evolve 3D games
  • Turbulent chess (watch minimax think!)
  • Self-repairing chair (Youtube)
  • Arimaa: more difficult for computers than chess! Here's the Wikipedia article.
  • Conversational agents by Cognitive Code Corp.
  • AI and Poker
  • Jeff Hawkins talk about intelligence
  • Kismet Robot Project at MIT
  • CYC at Cycorp and OpenCyc
  • Interactive N-Queens
  • play 20 Questions via a Neural Network
  • PC AI Magazine Online
  • Autobach (neural network generated music)
  • AI Resources at the NRC-CNRC
  • Acquired Intelligence (Victoria, BC)
  • Gensym Corp Intelligent Real-time systems

Remarks

• All of the work submitted in COSC 3P71 is expected to be your own. The policy on cheating and plagiarism is particularly brought to your attention. Cases of suspected plagiarism will be dealt with according to the University regulations and Departmental procedures.