Lecture 1: Course Overview and Probability

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Course Overview

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Current Applications

AI is a Broad Topic

AI is Rapidly Changing

AI is Not Magic

UW-Madison AI Research

What You’ll Learn in CS540

Course Logistics

Where to Find Everything

Textbook (Optional)

Instruction Team

Office Hours

Grading Scheme

Academic Integrity

Quick Quiz Answers

Software

Python

Jupyter Notebooks

Google Colab

Python for Java Pros

Probability

Why Probability Matters

Basics: Outcomes & Events

Probability Distribution

Axioms of Probability

Derived Laws

Visual Understanding

Practice Problems

Coming Up

Key Takeaways