Theory assignment: Al The Past and the Present

Objective:

This assignment requires you to glimpse the history and current state of artificial

intelligence $($Al$).$

Learning Outcome:

This assignment prioritises a clear and concise understanding of key historical and

contemporary aspects of $Al$ within a limited page count.

Task:

Part $1$: Historical Highlights $(50\%)$

Using the textbook, select $3$ historical events that you believe

significantly impacted $Al$ and explain the significance of each event.

Select either the GPS or LISP and write about their advantages and

disadvantages as well as their historical impact.

Part $2$: Cutting Edge Al $(50\%)$

Real$-$World Applications: Briefly discuss $2-3$ current Al applications in

different fields $($e$.$g$.,$ healthcare, robotics, NLP$),$ highlighting their

technology, function, and real$-$world impact.

Investigate the challenges faced by developers when creating these

applications and indicate the impact of these challenges $($data bias,

availability of data, misusing models for nefarious purposes.$)$

Submission guidelines:

Please submit a $.$pdf document in $2-4$ pages containing content as prescribed

above.

As an addendum, please include links to the Al chats $($ChatGPT$,$Gemini etc.$)$

that you have had when completing the assignment. Please note that this is

not permission to use $Al$ to generate an entire assignment for you and

plagiarism will be punished.