AI - Artificial Intelligence

[chris]

Has anybody here explored anything to do with AI?

[Tim]

I did an AI module as part of my degree course. Search algorithms, modal logic, and programming in Prolog.

[Eero Ränik]

Pathfinding...

[chris]

@Tim: What degree was it (just interessed)? I don't know much about university/college. Also, what do you think of the idea of OS's and AI merging? Mmm maybe I should post that in the osdev forum :-\

[Tim]

Electrical and Electronic Engineering, at Imperial College London.

What aspect of AI were you thinking about in relation to an operating system?

[chris]

No idea at this point. It was just an thought.

[stonedzealot]

I've never done anything to do with AI, but I just read an article in the Post Dispatch (STL's newspaper) about a local man that experiments with setting up neural networks and then poking them to make creative thoughts (this neural network is actually able to invent new things). I won't say anymore for fear that I'd ruin the article, but I'll try and find a link to it...

This seems like a good place to merge OS and AI.

EDIT: Here's that link: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/Science+&+Medicine/E981DA33F2CF718986256E250061FFF6?OpenDocument&Headline=The+machine+that+invents

[CESS.tk]

That's a very interesting article. BTW: The Oral-B CrossAction toothbrush is the best toothbrush ever!

[dkjb]

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CellularAutomaton.html

[Therx]

Is this similar to the idea that if there were enough monkies at keyboards they could recreate Shakespeare. just going quicker?

Pete