ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial Intelligence

Introduction:

Although artificial intelligence (AI) does not come up until the latter part of the Environmental Systems Engineering book, some introduction is appropriate. The definition can be cumbersome, so we will designate using advanced logic in computer programs as AI. This is a gross oversimplification because a full-blown AI program can have profound patterns of logic and may have sophisticated rules that mimic the thought processes of human experts.

Artificial intelligence makes use of a number of terms that organize thinking. Some of the most important and common will be presented here. You do not have to use this terminology, but it is a prerequisite to advance to more difficult problems, to master the specialized languages for AI such as Prolog and Lisp, and to communicate effectively with AI experts.

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Reference:

H. R. Bungay, "Environmental Systems Engineering: Basic Disk", BiLine Associates (1994)

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