Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Research briefly on the assigned tasks as it links to Artificial intelligence and post your description in this blog. Always give practical examples from research in your postings or presentations.

Gary : Turing Test
Tasin: Parallel Processing
Salima: Machine Learning
Immaculate: Natural Language
Sajni:Common - sense knowledge
Rishad:Inference Engine
Atiya:Fuzzy logic
Nafisa:Knowledge base
Terry: Expert system

Class Activity (To be done in Pairs)

1. Explain what Turing Test is? Is the Turing Test a valid test of intelligence? Why or why not?

2. What/Who is ELIZA?

3. Discuss the impact ELIZA had on the area of entertainment?

4. Go to this site and talk with ELIZA.

http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html

5. What/Who is A.L.I.C.E?

6. Have a chat with ALICE. Click on the link below.

http://www.pandorabots.com/pandora/talk?botid=f5d922d97e345aa1

7. Research AARON, the expert system artist in your text or on line. Who is the artist, AARON or Harold Cohen? Is AARON a work of art, an artist, or both? Explain your answer.

http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/4_class/45_pguides/pguide_804/4484_aaron.html

http://www.scinetphotos.com/aaron.html

Case Study Technical requirements

Obtain the reasons / importance for the following technologies when setting up an online business. Posts your findings on the blog and prepare to share this later in pairs.

Atiya:
What is a domain name and why is it important when setting up an online business?

Tasin
What is an hosting account and why is it important when setting up an online busines?
What is the main differences among the following configuration?
MySQL DBMS
PHP
Linux Operating System
Apache Web server.

Immaculate
What is a shopping cart system and why is it important when setting up an online business?

Sajni
What is a payment merchant account and why is it important when setting up an online business?

Gary
What is a SSL encrypted websites pages and why is it important when setting up an online business?

Robotics (Social and Ethical issues)

Research on the assigned task and post your findings in this blog. This work will be graded

Atiya
- Name some of the robots that have been used in situations dangerous for humans to work.
- Describe how one of the robot works
- What are some of the benefits and limitations of using such robots
- Outline some ethical decisons regarding the use of such robots.

Gary
- Name some of robots that were designed to be used as pets.
- Describe how one of the pet robot functions is used as a pet.
- What are some of the benefits / limitations of using such pet robots
- Outline some of the social impacts of thier use.

Tasin
- Name some of robots used to care for the disabled.
- Describe how one of the robot functions.
- What are some of the benefits and limitations of using such robots
- Outline some of the social / ethical issues arising from thier use.

Rishad
- Name some of robots used in warfare(military).
- Describe how one of the such robot was used.
- What are some of the benefits and limitations of using such robots
- Outline some of the social / ethical issues arising from thier use.

Terry
- Name some of robots used to care for the elderly.
- Describe how one of the robot functions or is used to care for the elderly.
- What are some of the benefits and limations of their use?
- Outline some of the social / ethical issues arising from thier use.

Sajni
- Name some of robots used in exploration.
- Describe how one of the robot functions or it is used in the exploration.
- What are some of the benefits and limations of their use?
- Outline some of the social / ethical issues arising from thier use.

Nafisa
- Name some of robots used surgery.
- Describe how one of the robot was used.
- What are some of the benefits and limations of their use?
- Outline some of the social / ethical issues arising from thier use.

Immaculate
- Name some of robots used to car assembly.
- Describe how one of the robot is used.
- What are some of the benefits and limations of their use?
- Outline some of the social / ethical issues arising from thier use.

Salima
- Name some of robots designed for entertainment.
- Describe how one of the robot functioned.
- What are some of the benefits and limations of using entertainment robots?
- Outline some of the social / ethical issues arising from thier use.

Capabilities of Robots

Visit the following robotic interactive site and try out the different operations. Prepare brief summary on anything topic of interest arising from your use of the site. Post the brief summary on this blog.

http://www.robotsandus.org/

Robotics Activity 15/11/2010

Read the article in the links below and respond to the questions below byposting in the blog.

http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/business-brains/have-workplace-robots-passed-the-tipping-point/10778/

http://www.robots.com/blog.php?tag=112

http://news.cnet.com/Images-Robots-that-do-a-soldiers-work/2009-1008_3-5578867.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10347409

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=11007952



-Discuss some of the social effects of replacing people with robots in the workplace

-Discuss some of the economic effects of replacing people with robots in the workplace.

Case Study 11/11/2010

Compare between eBay and Amazon online businesses in terms of
a) Setting up. Hardware and special software requirements.
b) Security
c) Operations
d) Benefits
e) Concerns/limitation
f) Payment of services


Post your findings in this blog.

Robotics Class activity

class Activity:

Visit the following sites and write some brief notes on robotics

a) Things robots can do today
b) Things robots will be difficult to do
c) Complicated things can do in future
d) What the next generation of robots will do in future

http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/02423/new_page_9.htm

http://bettscomputers.com/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=26

Go thro this link on robotics thinking, sensing and acting. MAKE SHORT NOTES where possible.

http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/robotics/


Individual task. Define the assigned terms and post your findings in the blog.

Sajni - Robot

Nafisa - Cyborg

Atiya- Humanoid

Tasin -Sensors

Immaculate- What is the limitations and capabilities of robots in term of vision

Rishad -What is the limitations and capabilities of robots in terms of sound and movement

Terry- What is the limitations and capabilities of robots in terms of touch

Gary-What is the limitations and capabilities of robots in terms of processing power

Todays Task 8/11/2010

Study the following articles and write a paragraph for each one stating the social/ethical issues and the area of impact of each news item.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6200005.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6919271.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4647258.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4275245.stm

Robotics Introductory News article.

Read and summarize any of two article listed below

Robotics news article

When your surgeon is a robot.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/health/When-Your-Surgeon-is-a-Robot-100345534.html

Robot cuts the neck scar out of thyroid surgery
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-20009763-247.html

Korean Robots teaching assistants
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2805


Good morning teacher robot
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/628262/-/item/0/-/tguctfz/-/index.html


Robot Teacher Makes Debut at Japanese School
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,508184,00.html


Robot teacher smiles, scolds in classroom
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29634158/


Neato Robotics Begins Shipping of XV-11 Robotic Vacuum Cleaners
http://www.roboticstrends.com/consumer_education/article/neato_robotics_begins_shipping_of_xv_11_robotic_vacuum_cleaners


other Resources
News articles
http://www.robotnewsweek.com/

http://www.roboticstrends.com/

video resources
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVGREGoC3E4

http://singularityhub.com/2010/03/03/invasion-of-the-robot-teachers-video/