Artificial Intelligence: What is it and where do we find it?

1. Artificial Intelligence: What is it and where do we find it? Jenipher D. González and Leida M. Vázquez Caribbean Computing Center for Excellence (CCCE) Inter American University Metropolitan Campus ABSTRACT RESULTS: WHERE DO WE FIND IT? Application for Artificial Intelligence: • Expert System • Health care • Fault diagnosis • Business • Accounting • Medicine • Production • Robotics • Walker for Older Adults • Military use • Medical • Much Others Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science known for making intelligent machines. In this context intelligence means the ability of machines to simulate human thinking, reasoning and problem solving. AI was created back in 1956 when John McCarthy united a group of young scientists to put their thoughts and knowledge together to think about the future. AI technology can be found in Expert Systems which can be used for healthcare, business, to find faults in machines, and more. Since AI is such an ambitious science, researchers are still very far away from their goal, but they have made progress. The purpose of this research was to study Artificial Intelligence and where it is to be found. The main purpose of this investigation is to be able to inform the general public about the basics of this promising science. PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this investigation is learning about Artificial Intelligence and what is it used for. We want to find out about it because AI is a relatively new science, and as it develops some things in life are made simpler and faster for us, so we feel the need to learn about this science that can potentially change our future. The hypothesis formulated is that Artificial Intelligence is in charge of making intelligent machines, and that we can find it in robots and computers. CONCLUSION MATERIALS AND METHODS In this descriptive investigation,  “Artificial Intelligence: Where do we find it?”, we formulated an hypothesis:  we think Artificial Intelligence can be found in robots and some computers. We conducted this investigation using the resources we have available: computers, and we used the computer to look for information in different databases and search engines. Through this investigation we accomplished our purpose of learning about Artificial Intelligence and what it is used for. We were able to prove our hypothesis right: Artificial Intelligence can be found in robots and computers. We also found that AI is frequently seen in different expert systems, and that to use such technology researchers have developed different programming languages. RESULTS: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Artificial Intelligence is the science and engineering that creates intelligent machines. It was born back in 1956. A lot of the work done in AI involves studying the problems the world presents to intelligence, rather than just observing people or animals. While this science still has a lot of work to be done, it can be seen the results of it in different machinery. Many think that normal humans have the same intellectual mechanisms, and that differences in intelligence emerge because can be things such as speed, short term memory, and the ability to form accurate and retrievable long term memories. With intelligent computer programs it’s the complete opposite, they have extraordinary speed, short term memory and long term memory, but it’s the mechanisms they use that need some work to be done. AI researchers have made a few specialized programming languages , so they can be able to manipulate the software with more ease. Two of the most common languages in AI are Lisp , Prolog and Fortran. Fortran is the oldest language program, Lisp, the most frequently used, is structured in linked lists, and its source code is also made up of lists, making the software using Lisp easily manipulated. The other programming language, Prolog, is considered important in AI because it is about executable logic. It works with two main features: unification and backtracking. It is frequently seen in expert systems. BIBLIOGRAPHY • McCarthy, J. (2003, Mar 1). Programs with Common Sense. Retrieved June 10, 2010, from John McCartney Web Page: http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/mcc59/mcc59.html • Smart Computing Entry. (n.d.). Retrieved May 25, 2010, from John McCarthy: http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/dictionary/detail.asp?guid=1&dicid=17873 • McCarthy, J. (2007, November 12). What is AI? Retrieved June 17, 2010, from John McCarthy Web Page: http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/whatisai/node1.html ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Dr. Juan F. Arratia Prof. ÁngelCaraballo Prof. Irma Álvarez