TG. 4 - AI, Robotics

Question 1

AI

Answer 1

subfield of computer science that studies the thought process of humans, recreating effects of those processes through information systems

Question 2

what does AI do?

Answer 2

• perform tasks that normally require human intelligence

- tasks that human perform, not how humans think

Question 3

strong AI

Answer 3

• hypothetical AI
• matches or exceeds human intelligence
• considered to have consciousness or sentience

Question 4

Weak AI (Narrow AI)

Answer 4

• performs useful specific function
• performed at human levels or better
• ex. character/speech recognition, machine vision, robotics, data mining, medical informatics, automated investing, etc.

Question 5

advancements in chip technology

Answer 5

GPU chips - created to meet the visual + parallel processing demands of video games

Question 6

Big data

Answer 6

diverse, high-volume, high-velocity information assets that require new types of processing to enable enhanced decision making, insight discovery + process optimization

being used to train deep learning software

Question 7

the internet and cloud computing

Answer 7

make big data available to AI systems (specifically neural networks) + provide computational capacity needed for AI systems

Question 8

algorithim

Answer 8

problem-solving method expressed as a finite sequence of steps

Question 9

improved algorithms

Answer 9

• rapidly improving capabilities of AI algorithms

- run much faster on GPU chips

Question 10

expert systems

Answer 10

systems that mimic humans

Question 11

machine learning (ML)

Answer 11

algorithms that learn and make predictions about data

Question 12

deep learning

Answer 12

• subset of ML

- discovery of new patterns without exposure to labelled historical or training data

Question 13

neural networks

Answer 13

• set of virtual neurons or CPUs

- work in parallel to simulate the way the brain works

Question 14

AI applications

Answer 14

• computer vision
• natural language processing
• robotics
• speech recognition
• intelligent agents (ex. shopping bot)
• monitoring + surveillance agents (predictive agents)
• user agents (personal agents)

Question 15

robotics

Answer 15

• branch of science + engineering
• dedicated to design, construction and use of robots
• intersection of science, engineering + technology
• produce robots that can help + assist humans, or substitute or replicate human actions

Question 16

aspects of robotics

Answer 16

• mechanical construction
• electrical components
• computer programming

Question 17

robot applications

Answer 17

military 
industrial
collaborative
construction
agriculture
medical
kitchen
sport - robot combat
domestic