Lecture 2 - September 10, 2004
  • A Love Story:  Sir Charles Babbage  and Lady Lovelace (Ada)
  • Can a machine think?  10 objections

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  • Demonstration of Current software:  DragonSystems Naturally Speaking (version 7 now available)
  • Handout:  Dr. Atasanoff's Computer  (Scientific American)
  • Lecture update:  Today we saw a film clip about an avatar named Rea and the work of Prof. Justine Cassell at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  Read more about her work here.
    • Lecture 3 - September 17-Predicate logic
     
  • Natural Language Processing
    • Introduction to Predicate Logic
    Logical operators,

    Cloning the Experts (VHS)

    The HearSay System - Raj Reddy (1973) - this film is now obsolete and will not be shown.

    Lecture 4 - September 24  -  Natural Language processing.  Computer vision.
    Prolog, microProlog
    For a good introduction to programming in Prolog click here: http://cbl.leeds.ac.uk/~paul/prologbook/
    Adventures in Prolog

    The Bluetooth standard for wireless technology.
    Dr. Cartwright's Bluetooth presentation

    Demonstration of a  Visual Thesaurus

    Lecture 5 - October 1 - Natural Language Processing
     
    The Chinese Room -  is the simulation of thinking, really thinking? Lecture:  Natural Language Processing

    Examples of natural language proceessing programs:  Tale-Spin, SAM, PAM

    Machine Psychology

    Lecture 6 - October 8 - Robotic Systems
    Robots - There's a robot in your future

    Lecture 7 - October 15 -  Chaos Theory
     
    Ilya Prigogine - won Nobel prize for proving that order could spontaneously come from chaos
    More detail on Ilya Prigogine
    National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
    Chaos

    Demonstration of Ananova (intelligent (?) newsreader)
    Demonstration of Locus Liason ( McGill Vocal Telephone Directory using speech recognition)  514-398-8411

    The Mandelbrot Set
    Mandelbrot Set Images
    Fractals
     

    Lecture 8 - October 22 - Artificial Life
    Second Video tape on Seymour Papert

    Demonstration of expert system ESSIE

                Pattern Recognition
    Neural Nets Neugents
    http://www.ca.com/neugents
    http://www.ca.com/clientspotlights/neugents.htm
    http://support.ca.com/neugentsupp.html
    http://forums.ca.com

    Lecture 9 - October 29  - Special invitation to Homecoming lecture by Prof. G. Cartwright on "The Computer Revolution in Schools".  Leacock 232.  Time to be announced.

     

    Nanotechnology - Guest speaker Mr. Adam Finkelstein

    Read:  Eric Drexler's book Engines of Creation, the subject of today's lecture, is available on the web with the latest updates.
    http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=/news/news_single.html?id%3D4809
    (movie on nano production)

    Here are some of Adam's recommended links:

    Read:  Finkelstein, A.,  Maennling, M. and Cartwright, G.  (1999).  Nanotechnology and Cyberspace:  Two Roads to the Same City.  Paper presented at the Ninth General Assembly of the World Future Society, Washington, DC.
    Lecture 10 - November 5 - Symbionics
    Brain/computer connections and their future potential, particularly in education
    Our World Future Society Site

    Read:  Cartwright, G. and Finkelstein, A. (1999). Second Decade Symbionics and Beyond.  Paper presented at the Ninth General Assembly of the World Future Society, Washington, DC

    OR the published version:   Cartwright, Glenn F., and Finkelstein, A. (2002, March). Second decade symbionics and beyond.  Journal of
         Evolution and Technology. Vol. 8.

    What is the Symbionic Syndrome?

    Future Tech:  Neurocomputers. What's beyond silicon and fiber optics? Would you believe microprocessors with living brain  tissue?

    9:30-11:30 Lecture:  Expert Systems.  Dr. Cartwright

    Read:  Expert Systems:  A quick tutorial.
               Englemore and Feigenbaum on Expert Systems
               What are expert systems?

    http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/Groups/AI/html/faqs/ai/expert/part1/faq.html

    Examples of Expert Systems:

    The Whale Watcher or choose another demo from the Whale Watcher page::

    Fir Seed & Insects
    Grad Admissions
    Spa Advisor
    Job Coach
    Stock Demo
    DecisionScript
        eDoctor
        etc

    The Knowledge Systems Lab (KSL) of Stanford University conducts research in the core Artificial Intelligence areas of knowledge representation and reasoning, within the department of Computer Science at Stanford University. Current work focuses on design and development of knowledge servers; multi-use ontologies, knowledge bases and     knowledge system modules; computational environments for modeling the structure, behavior and functionality of  physical devices; compositional modeling; architectures for adaptive intelligent systems; and knowledge-based systems for science, engineering and defense applications.

    Explore the various research themes of The Knowledge Systems Lab.

    Fuzzy Logic

    Commercial Products:
    Amzi
    PC AI


       The Intelligent Classroom with Dr. Jeremy Cooperstock.

    McGill Centre for Intelligent Machines Faculty of Engineering.
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     Dr. Anne Foerst on
    "Seeking the Silicon Soul"
    Dr. Foerst is visiting professor for Theology and Computer Science at St. Bonaventure University at Olean, NY.  and has been affiliated with the Center for the Studies of Values in Public Life at Harvard Divinity School.  She has worked at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the theological advisor for the Cog and Kismet Projects, two attempts to develop embodied, autonomous and social robots in analogy to human infants that might learn and develop more mature intelligences.  Her work on dialogue has been covered in numerous print and internet media (MSNBC, Boston Globe, Der Spiegel) and she appeared in many radio and television shows (ABC, CNN, Odysee).

    Lecture 12 - November 19, - 

    Lecture 13 - November 26 -   Simulations: Bioworld
    COURSE HOUSEKEEPING
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