AI

[Jason Erle]

Is there any documentation or preferably website dedicated to AI developmentment
using C++ ?

Although not been totally brill at C++ this subject does interest me to a
degree and would like to read a little on it for background purposes...

Another question just out of interest:

Is AI at the point where a program can 'alter existing code','add to code'
or 'delete redunadant code' as part of an AI programs 'learning' methods
?

TIA
JasonE

[Danny Kalev]

Jason Erle wrote:
>
> Is there any documentation or preferably website dedicated to AI developmentment
> using C++ ?

sure there is. you only have to look for it:) Best to use a search
engine and find articles on the Net.
>
> Although not been totally brill at C++ this subject does interest me to a
> degree and would like to read a little on it for background purposes...
>
> Another question just out of interest:
>
> Is AI at the point where a program can 'alter existing code','add to code'
> or 'delete redunadant code' as part of an AI programs 'learning' methods
> ?
yes and no. The tasks you listed are performed by every optimizer and
linker these days -- they unroll loops, remove dead code (not all of it
but in some cases they are clever enough to detect it) and sometimes
they augment code, e.g., generating additional code such as constructors
and destructors. Thus, these criteria are pretty meaningless. When
speaking of AI, the main feature is the ability to synthesize new rules
from existing ones, in other words, enriching the current knowledge base
provided by a human programmer. I once read an excellent article about
this in C++ User's Journal (January 1998 issue, it might still be
available online: www.cuj.com). AI software is capable of synthesizing
new rules from existing ones but that's hardly news to anyone in the
business. And yet, the most clever AI software still falls behind a
simple ant.

Danny
>
> TIA
> JasonE