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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
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