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Course Outline
Fundamentals
- Can computers think?
- Imperative versus declarative problem-solving approaches
- The foundational goals of artificial intelligence
- Defining artificial intelligence: The Turing test and other key criteria
- The evolution of intelligent systems
- Major achievements and development trends
Neural Networks
- Core concepts
- Understanding neurons and neural networks
- A simplified model of the brain
- The role of the neuron
- The XOR problem and value distribution
- The versatile nature of sigmoidal functions
- Alternative activation functions
- Constructing neural networks
- The concept of neuronal connectivity
- Neural networks viewed as node systems
- Network architecture
- Neurons
- Layers
- Scaling
- Input and output data
- Values ranging from 0 to 1
- Normalization techniques
- Training neural networks
- Backpropagation
- Propagation steps
- Network training algorithms
- Application scope
- Evaluation methods
- Challenges in approximation capabilities
- Practical examples
- The XOR problem revisited
- Lottery prediction
- Stock markets
- OCR and image pattern recognition
- Additional applications
- Case study: Implementing a neural network to predict stock prices
Contemporary Challenges
- Combinatorial explosion and gaming issues
- Revisiting the Turing test
- Overestimating 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.