Lecture 1 - History

Question 1

Cognition definition in the past

Answer 1

• ability to comprehend

Question 2

Birth of robotics

Answer 2

20th century

Question 3

First Bioinspired Robots with brains

Answer 3

1950

Question 4

Does robotics have many links to neuroscience

Answer 4

no

Question 5

Birth of AI

Answer 5

1956

Question 6

What sets AI apart from math, logic, control theory etc.

Answer 6

• the goal of duplicating human features

- the application of computer science to make machines operate in real-world environments

Question 7

What did the first AI systems target?

Answer 7

• to solve general problems that were defined in formal languages like logic. They target very narrow scopes an became known as microworlds
  e. g. mathematical proofs, strategic games
• general problem solving systems that do not have any specific knowledge about the application domain (weak methods)

Question 8

What are expert systems

Answer 8

• expert systems include domain-specific knowledge for the targeted application. This considerably simplifies the inference process.
• e.g. medical diagnosis systems
• e.g. a systems using 600 rules to identify infectious bacteria, which outputs a certainty factor

Question 9

Is cognition a solved problem?

Answer 9

• All cognitive systems build so far are highly specialized
• living creatures are more versatile and flexible
• no unified definition or theory of what cognition is

Question 10

What were the early systems inspired by and how is it nowadays?

Answer 10

• Now we have independent disciplines like robotics and computer science that are different from the early brain-inspired systems