Video Highlights

Selmer Bringsjord Teaching in Distance Learning Mode

Course: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

1. JR9000, one of Bringsjord's two robot sidekicks, is used hear to speak for the class, many of the human members of which Bringsjord suspects are concerned about the pace of Lisp coverage. This is a simple but powerful technique for getting student concerns out in the open without putting students on the spot. Click here to see the quicktime movie.
2. Ralph, the other (radically more obnoxious) robotic sidekick, reacts to JR's plea with a test for Bringsjord. One of the themes of the course, played out in many interactions between Bringsjord and the two robots, is mind versus machine --- and here, in their first battle, Bringsjord loses. Click here to see the quicktime movie.
3. What is Selmer's all-time favorite TV show? Click here for the answer.