Thursday, August 24, 2006

Interesting AI Related Links?

I found this interesting website: www.ai-junkie.com, the interesting pages to me were about neural networks and genetic algorithms. The nice thing about the page is that it assumes you know very little, but it takes you pretty far in learning something new. Although I wasn't able to get the example code to work.

And if you feel interested in watching a movie, why not check out Blade Runner (1982). It's a Ridley Scott sci-fi film with great special effects based on the story "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", and it deals with some AI questions. There's even a form of the famous "Turing Test" performed in the movie.

And do make sure to read about Alan Turing, since his story is pretty interesting. He had a brilliant mind, but the government persecuted him because he was gay, and (believe it or not) forced him to undergo hormone treatments (which made him develop breasts) or else he would have to go to jail. He ended up committing suicide by eating a cyanide-laced apple... and the world is left to wonder what he might have accomplished later on in life.

I'd love to explore some more interesting AI links, if anyone has any that they'd be willing to share.

1 comment:

Rao said...

As far as AI-related links go, here are two comprehensive ones, maintained by AAAI (American Association for Artificial Intelligence)

Introduction to assorted AI topics:

http://www.aaai.org/AITopics/html/welcome.html

This contains a link to AI in the News

http://www.aaai.org/AITopics/html/current.html

which is updated with media coverage of AI-related topics

-Rao