Course: Artificial Intelligence: An Overview

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Week 1 - History of AI
Week 1 introduces the history of AI explaining what AI is, when it was born and its phases.
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- Select activity What is Artificial Intelligence?
  
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- Select activity Birth of AI
  
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Week 2 - AI Today
Week 2 explores the situation of AI today focusing on its goals, its problems and progresses in the scientific community and companies.
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Week 3 - AI Research Areas
Week 3 explores research areas
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Week 4 - AI and National Strategies
Week 4 examines national strategies in the USA, in China and in Europe.
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- Select activity National strategies and global impact of AI
  
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Week 5 - Italian and Europen Players
Week 5 focuses on Italian and European players: MISE, CINI Labs, AIxIA, and European Networks of Excellence.
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- Select activity AIxIA
  
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- Select activity Laboratorio CINI
  
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Section outline

Learning Outcomes

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Before the Birth of AI

Turing Test

Birth of AI

Winters and Springs

Narrow vs. General AI

The Birth of AI in Italy

Weekly Quiz

Learning Outcomes

Definition and Goals

Problems and Progresses

Major Milestones

Scientific Community

Big Companies and AI

Weekly Quiz

Learning Outcomes

AI Field

Techniques

Technologies

Regulation and Organization Issues

Weekly Quiz

Learning Outcomes

The Need for National Strategies

AI Strategy in USA

AI Strategy in China

AI Strategy in EU

Weekly Quiz

Learning Outcomes

A summary of the main players

AIxIA

Laboratorio CINI

Italia High-level Experts in AI

ELLIS

CLAIRE

Weekly Quiz