https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/ 2026-10-16T07:43:50+00:00 https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/ https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2026-08-16T14:17:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:anns?rev=1786889830&do=diff A MICRO CRASH COURSE IN ANNs ANNs: Overview ANNs A special way to create classification functions over large amounts of data without explicitly specifying the mathematical operations. Instead, a largely automated process called 'training' (based on an algorithm called text/html 2026-08-22T14:08:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:concepts_terms?rev=1787407721&do=diff T-713-MERS-2026 Main Link to Lecture Notes INTRODUCTION Working Definition of Intelligence The (working) Definition of Intelligence Used in This Course Adaptation with insufficient knowledge and resources -- Pei Wang 'Adaptation' means changing strategically in light of new information. text/html 2026-08-16T14:26:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:empirical_reasoning?rev=1786890411&do=diff T-713-MERS-2026 Main Link to Lecture Notes EMPIRICAL REASONING - Prelude Reasoning What is Reasoning? A systematic way of thinking about and manipulating models of relations. A systematic way to create, compare, manipulate and apply models of relations. How is it done? text/html 2026-08-25T11:12:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:empiricism?rev=1787656346&do=diff T-713-MERS-2026 Main Link to Lecture Notes WORLDS, EMPIRICISM & DATA The Physical World What it is A set of ultimate constraints that determine what is and isn't possible. We call it “the laws of physics” (even though we don't really know if they are immutable 'laws'). text/html 2026-09-11T10:38:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:knowledge?rev=1789123092&do=diff DCS-T-713-MERS-2026 Main Lecture Notes Learning & Knowledge Key Learning Terms What it is Learning is a process that has the purpose of generating actionable information, a.k.a. knowledge. Key Features Inherits key features of any process: - Purpose: To adapt, to respond in rational ways to problems / to achieve foreseen goals; this factor determines how the rest of the features in this list are measured. text/html 2026-08-16T14:20:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:learning_outcomes?rev=1786890002&do=diff T-713-MERS-2026 Main Link to Lecture Notes After taking the course, diligently attending the classes and doing the assignments, thoroughly reading, and actively participating in discussions, students should be able to: * Describe how common forms of reasoning relate to next-generation AI systems text/html 2026-08-16T14:16:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:lecture_notes?rev=1786889772&do=diff T-713-MERS-2026 Main T-713-MERS-2026 Links to Thórisson's Lecture Notes * Background Concepts * Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) * W1: INTRODUCTION * Concepts & Terms * Empirical Reasoning - Preface * W2: DATA, WORLDS & EMPIRICISM * Key concepts: Environment, tasks, entities, variables, experiments, data * Worlds, Empiricism * W3: text/html 2026-08-16T14:13:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:main?rev=1786889633&do=diff T-720-MERS, EMPIRICAL REASONING AI SYSTEMS, Fall 2026 OVERVIEW See Canvas For Up-To-Date Information, Notifications, Links to Lecture Notes Instructor: Kristinn R. Thórisson Teaching Assistants: Leonard Eberding, Chloe Schaff 8 ECTS Units, full Master's-level course text/html 2026-08-16T14:21:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:organization?rev=1786890095&do=diff DCS-T-713-MERS-2025 Main NOTE: This is a preliminary structure - will be finalized by Sept 10. Organization Your final grade will be made up of in-class assignments, home assignments, and the final exam. The exact percentages will be adjusted towards the end of the course. text/html 2026-09-07T20:12:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:readings?rev=1788811969&do=diff DCS-T-713-MERS-2026 Main T-713-MERS-2026 Readings & Study Material Readings README (Do not skip!) INTELLIGENCE: THE PHENOMENON [5,6] What is intelligence? How do experts talk about it? What has been uncovered? What uniquely separates the phenomenon of intelligence from other similar phenomena in the world? text/html 2026-09-16T14:52:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:reasoning-intro?rev=1789570352&do=diff DCS-T-713-MERS-2026 Main Lecture Notes Introduction to Reasoning Machines Syllogisms What is it? A form of deductive argument/reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from 2 given or assumed propositions (premises / statements). The premises and the conclusion are simple declarative statements constructed using only three simple terms between them, each term appearing twice (as a subject and as a predicate) text/html 2026-09-06T18:53:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-713-mers:mers-26:task_theory?rev=1788720826&do=diff T-713-MERS-2026 Main Link to Lecture Notes Task Teory What it is A systematic framework for describing, comparing, and analyzing tasks, independent of any specific agent. Provides the foundations for evaluating intelligent systems empirically (measurable outcomes, repeatable experiments, controlled variables).