Today we’re adding MIT’s course on ArtiÂfiÂcial IntelÂliÂgence to our ever-growÂing colÂlecÂtion, 1,700 Free Online CoursÂes from Top UniÂverÂsiÂties. That’s because, to paraÂphrase AmaÂzon’s Jeff Bezos, artiÂfiÂcial intelÂliÂgence (AI) is “not just in the first inning of a long baseÂball game, but at the stage where the very first batÂter comes up.” Look around, and you will find AI everywhere–in self driÂving cars, Siri on your phone, online cusÂtomer supÂport, movie recÂomÂmenÂdaÂtions on NetÂflix, fraud detecÂtion for your credÂit cards, etc. To be sure, there’s more to come.
FeaÂturÂing 30 lecÂtures, MIT’s course “introÂduces stuÂdents to the basic knowlÂedge repÂreÂsenÂtaÂtion, probÂlem solvÂing, and learnÂing methÂods of artiÂfiÂcial intelÂliÂgence.” It includes interÂacÂtive demonÂstraÂtions designed to “help stuÂdents gain intuÂition about how artiÂfiÂcial intelÂliÂgence methÂods work under a variÂety of cirÂcumÂstances.” And, by the end of the course, stuÂdents should be able “to develÂop intelÂliÂgent sysÂtems by assemÂbling soluÂtions to conÂcrete comÂpuÂtaÂtionÂal probÂlems; underÂstand the role of knowlÂedge repÂreÂsenÂtaÂtion, probÂlem solvÂing, and learnÂing in intelÂliÂgent-sysÂtem engiÂneerÂing; and appreÂciÂate the role of probÂlem solvÂing, vision, and lanÂguage in underÂstandÂing human intelÂliÂgence from a comÂpuÂtaÂtionÂal perÂspecÂtive.”
Taught by Prof. Patrick HenÂry WinÂston, the lecÂtures can all be viewed above. Or watch them on YouTube and iTunes. RelatÂed course mateÂriÂals (includÂing a sylÂlabus) can be found on this MIT webÂsite. The textÂbook, availÂable on AmaÂzon, was writÂten by ProÂfesÂsor WinÂston.
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RelatÂed ConÂtent:
Free Online ComÂputÂer SciÂence CoursÂes
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