Artificial Intelligence and You
188 - Guest: Peter Norvig, AI professor/author/researcher, part 1
Jan 22, 2024
AI professor/author/researcher Peter Norvig discusses the evolution of AI systems, the challenges of AI in chess, advancements and limitations in language processing of computers, and the development of a humanoid robot airplane pilot.
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Quick takeaways
- The evolution of AI from the expert system approach to probability-based models and machine learning, as represented by the creation of the textbook 'Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach'.
- The shift from explicit, rigid symbol-based systems to connectionist models, such as neural networks, which allowed for the representation of concepts as points in a multidimensional space and greatly contributed to recent AI advancements in pattern recognition and learning from examples.
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The Development of the Standard AI Textbook
Peter Norvig, co-author of the textbook 'Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach,' shares the story behind its creation. In the 1980s, the field was dominated by the expert system approach, where AI systems were built based on self-reports of experts. However, in the late 80s and 90s, there was a shift towards probability-based models and machine learning, which required a new textbook. Norvig, along with Stuart Russell, decided to write a book that represented the changing field. They completed the first edition remotely, and the book has since become the standard AI textbook used in universities worldwide.
