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Donald J. Norris, Beginning Artificial Intelligence with the Raspberry Pi, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2743-5_1

1. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Donald J. Norris

(1)Barrington, New Hampshire, USA

This chapter provides a straightforward introduction to artificial intelligence (AI) , which in turn helps provide a framework for comprehending what AI is all about and why it is such an exciting and rapidly evolving field of study. Let’s start with some historical facts about the origins of AI.

AI Historical Origins

Remarkably, AI, or something akin to it, has been around for a very long time. It has been recorded that ancient Greek philosophers discussed automatons or machines with inherent intelligence. In 1517, the Prague Golem ...

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