Intelligent agents are employed as the central characters in this new introductory text. Beginning with elementary reactive agents, Nilsson gradually increases their cognitive horsepower to illustrate the most important and lasting ideas in AI. Neural networks, genetic programming, computer vision, heuristic search, knowledge representation and reasoning, Bayes networks, planning, and language understanding are each revealed through the growing capabilities of these agents. The book provides a refreshing and motivating new synthesis of the field by one of AI's master expositors and leading researchers. "Artificial Intelligence: A New Synthesis" takes the reader on a complete tour of this intriguing new world of AI. * An evolutionary approach provides a unifying theme * Thorough coverage of important AI ideas, old and new * Frequent use of examples and illustrative diagrams * Extensive coverage of machine learning methods throughout the text * Citations to over 500 references * Comprehensive index

Artificial Intelligence: A New Synthesis

Computers & Technology

Nils J. Nilsson

Programming

Morgan Kaufmann

Principles Of Artificial Intelligence

Computer Science

Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.

[Read by Don Hagen]A concise overview of our belief systems and the next exciting installment in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series.Our beliefs constitute a large part of our knowledge of the world. We have beliefs about objects, about culture, about the past, and about the future. We have beliefs about other people, and we believe that they have beliefs as well. We use beliefs to predict, to explain, to create, to console, to entertain. Some of our beliefs we call theories, and we are extraordinarily creative at constructing them. Theories of quantum mechanics, evolution, and relativity are examples. But so are theories about astrology, alien abduction, guardian angels, and reincarnation. All are products (with varying degrees of credibility) of fertile minds trying to find explanations for observed phenomena.In this book, Nils Nilsson examines beliefs: what they do for us, how we come to hold them, and how to evaluate them. We should evaluate our beliefs carefully, Nilsson points out, because they influence so many of our actions and decisions. Some of our beliefs are more strongly held than others, but all should be considered tentative and changeable. Nilsson shows that beliefs can be quantified by probability, and he describes networks of beliefs in which the probabilities of some beliefs affect the probabilities of others. He argues that we can evaluate our beliefs by adapting some of the practices of the scientific method and by consulting expert opinion. And he warns us about ''belief traps'' -- holding onto beliefs that wouldn't survive critical evaluation. The best way to escape belief traps, he writes, is to expose our beliefs to the reasoned criticism of others.

Understanding Beliefs ( MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Gildan Audio and Blackstone Audio

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