Transcript Exercises - Computer Science

Introduction to AI
&
AI Principles (Semester 1)
WEEK 3 – Tuesday part B
(2008/09)
John Barnden
Professor of Artificial Intelligence
School of Computer Science
University of Birmingham, UK
EXERCISES
Individual Exercise 1
HOT DRINKS
(15 minutes)
Imagine having your friends round for coffee, tea etc. in the
middle of the morning, say.
What physical (or other) skills do you need?
What knowledge do you need about the world (about
physical objects, people, culture, …)?
What communication with people do you need to do?
What reasoning do you need to do?
What roles does learning play?
Individual Exercise 2
SHOPPING TRIP 1/N
(15 minutes)
Imagine going out by yourself to buy a variety of items for
yourself and some friends.
What physical (or other) skills do you need?
What knowledge do you need about the world (about
physical objects, people, culture, …)?
What communication with people do you need to do?
What reasoning do you need to do?
What roles does learning play?
Group Exercise
TACKLING CRIME ETC. 1/N
(about 10 minutes work)
Walking the back streets of Birmingham at night, you come
across a semi-conscious young woman on the ground. In her
hand she holds a transparent cylindrical plastic container in
which there is a lock of hair, which doesn’t look anything
like her own. When you try to speak to her she only groans.
What’s going on and what do you do?!