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Math in AI

If you think AI is light on math, you're in for a surprise. I guess it is a different kind of math: Not as much geometry, but more algebra.

Still, things like learning algorithms and Artificial Neural Networks can involve fairly heavy math. Especially if you really dive into the subject and don't want to rely on ready-made code that's available everywhere. But then again, the same is true for graphics: Most, if not all, CG algorithms are available somewhere in code-form.

Jeroen

28 posts.
Sunday 09 December, 12:40
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Exactly!

My thoughts exactly.

But then again, you can get away with little or no maths in scripts - if you can call that intelligence at all! It's also good to keep in mind that simple is beautiful, and heavy algorithms can often be outperformed by simple alternatives.

But if you really want to get into AI, don't do it for the lack of maths!

935 posts.
Monday 10 December, 06:12
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D'oh

Oh well, I didn't think I could get away with it :P AI looks cooler anyways. I'm gonna start work on my first FSM program soon.

8 posts.
Monday 10 December, 12:11
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Nice Place to Start

FSM's make sense as the math is not scarry at all :)

You can also get some quite amazing behaviour even with fairly simple machines...

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Tuesday 11 December, 10:16
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