AI Essentials: Intelligent Agents, Search, and Decision Theory
1. Intelligent Agents
Key Concepts
- Agent: Maps percepts to actions.
- Intelligent Agent: An agent that acts rationally in its environment to achieve its goals.
- PEAS Framework:
- Performance Measure: Criteria for success.
- Environment: The external conditions.
- Actuators: Tools for acting.
- Sensors: Tools for perceiving.
Example
A robot vacuum:
- Performance: Amount of dirt cleaned.
- Environment: A home layout.
- Actuators: Wheels, suction.
- Sensors: Cameras, bump detectors.
2. Search
State Spaces
- Components: States, Initial
Workplace Safety: Hazards, Risks & Machine Protection
Workplace Safety: Understanding Hazards and Risks
1. Factors Causing Work Accidents
Work accidents can be caused by a combination of factors, broadly categorized as:
- Human Factors:
- Failure to follow procedures, routine tasks, and underestimation of risk.
- Lack of attention due to fatigue or stress.
- Inefficient maintenance practices.
- Machine-Related Factors:
- Incorrect or malfunctioning safety devices.
- Risks inherent in the machine’s design (especially start/stop mechanisms).
- Defects in machine design.
- Installation-
Canadian Capital Gains, Deductions, and Income
Capital Gains and Capital Losses
POD – ACB = CG * RATE = TCG
Carry back losses 3 years, carry forward indefinitely.
Adjustments to ACB
- Government Grants: Deducted from ACB.
- Superficial Losses: If an identical asset is acquired within 30 days, the loss is disallowed and added back to the ACB.
- Stock Option Benefit: Employment benefit included in income is added to the ACB of shares.
- Negative ACB: If ACB becomes negative due to adjustments, the negative amount is added to income as a capital gain, and ACB
Internet Governance and Cybersecurity Policies
Internet Governance and Cybersecurity Policies
Internet governance refers to the policies, rules, and processes that guide how the internet operates and is managed globally. It encompasses a wide range of activities related to the management of internet infrastructure, the development of standards and protocols, and the regulation of internet-related issues such as security, privacy, and access. Internet governance involves a diverse set of stakeholders, including governments, private sector companies,
Read MoreRevolution in Energy, Transport, and Industry
New Energy Sources
Two new energy sources managed to dethrone coal, oil, and electricity use. Electricity changed the location of businesses and their internal organization, which entailed both the declining price of energy, leading to increased productivity, and numerous applications: communications, lighting, transportation, and leisure. Oil was used for illumination, but progress in its distillation made it possible to extend its use.
New Means of Transport
The new energy revolution fueled new transport,
Read MoreSystem Dynamics: Understanding Feedback and Simulation Models
System Dynamics: True or False Statements
Assess the following statements regarding system dynamics:
Feedback systems control actions based on actual results (False).
False. Feedback allows control of a system, enabling corrective action based on feedback information. These values are from the immediately preceding time instant.
Level equations perform the mathematical process of integration (True).
True. Levels change their values by integrating flows. A level represents accumulation, integration, or