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Course Outline
The Basics
- Can computers think?
- Imperative versus declarative approaches to problem-solving
- The origin and purpose of artificial intelligence
- Defining artificial intelligence. The Turing test and other key criteria
- The evolution of intelligent systems concepts
- Major achievements and developmental trends
Neural Networks
- Fundamentals
- The concept of neurons and neural networks
- A simplified model of the brain
- Capabilities of neurons
- The XOR problem and the nature of value distribution
- The multifaceted nature of sigmoidal functions
- Other activation functions
- Constructing neural networks
- The concept of neuron connectivity
- Neural networks as nodes
- Building a network
- Neurons
- Layers
- Scales
- Input and output data
- Range 0 to 1
- Normalization
- Training Neural Networks
- Backpropagation
- Steps of propagation
- Network training algorithms
- Scope of application
- Estimation
- Issues with approximation capabilities
- Examples
- The XOR problem
- Lotto? (Lottery prediction)
- Stocks
- OCR and image pattern recognition
- Other applications
- Implementing a neural network model to predict stock prices of listed companies
Contemporary Challenges
- Combinatorial explosion and gaming issues
- Revisiting the Turing test
- Overestimation of computer capabilities
7 Hours
Testimonials (3)
It felt like we were going through directly relevant information at a good pace (i.e. no filler material)
Maggie Webb - Department of Jobs, Regions, and Precincts
Course - Introduction to the use of neural networks
The interactive part, tailored to our specific needs.
Thomas Stocker
Course - Introduction to the use of neural networks
Ann created a great environment to ask questions and learn. We had a lot of fun and also learned a lot at the same time.