WEEK TWO

Question 1

What is the difference between algorithms that are domain independent and domain dependent

Answer 1

Independent: Will work on multiple things without needing corrections
Dependent: Can only work on lets say the 8 puzzle

Question 2

Utility Function

Answer 2

Determines the value of a given state of the player for taking his/her tears
Win = +1 Draw = 0 Los = -1

Question 3

MiniMax Search

Answer 3

Max= Computer
Min= Player
Ex. Tic Tac Toe
Node controlled by oponent= minimum value of children
Node controlled by you= maximum value of children
Pick the move from the present mode with the highest utility
Computer is looking at the very bottom end result

Question 4

Declarative Memory vs Procedural Memory

Answer 4

D: Facts. 1+1= 2
P: Rules

Question 5

Facts vs Rules

Answer 5

Facts: Knowledge about a concept

Rules “if” (antecedent/ the preconditions) “then” (consequent)

Question 6

What makes a rule fire?

Answer 6

Output of rules are stored in declarative memory as a fact.

• It doesn’t have to have everything in the preconditions that is in the declarative memory
• But it can’t have anything that isnt in the declarative memory
• Keeps cycling through the rules to fire. If there is nothing else, it stops.

Question 7

Traditional Architecture- Shakey

Answer 7

Focusing on the "think part" 
Symbolic Approach used 
Stored a map of its environment 
Facts: Objects + Locations 
Rules: Go 
Would plan what steps to take when given a goal

Question 8

Embodied Approach

Answer 8

Proposes that environment and body play a critical role in cognitive processing
Adding capabilities to intelligent systems

Question 9

Subsumption Architecture

Answer 9

Reactive robotics use this
Decomposes the agents behaviour into su behaviours that are further organized into a hierarchy of layers
Lowest layers handle simplest tasks –> Layers can be added without having to modify existing ones * this is important
No connectivity, each layer doesn’t effect the other

Question 10

Pros and Cons of Subsumption Architecture

Answer 10

Lack of autonomy and general intelligence

Pros: Scalability