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Course Outline
The Basics
- Can computers think?
- Imperative and declarative approaches to problem-solving
- Objectives of artificial intelligence for government applications
- Definition of artificial intelligence, the Turing test, and other criteria
- The evolution of intelligent systems
- Key achievements and directions of development for government use
Neural Networks
- Fundamentals
- Concept of neurons and neural networks
- A simplified model of the brain for government applications
- Capabilities of a neuron
- The XOR problem and value distribution
- The polymorphic nature of sigmoid functions
- Other activation functions
- Construction of neural networks
- Concept of neuron connections
- Neural network as nodes for government applications
- Building a network
- Neurons
- Layers
- Scales
- Input and output data for government applications
- Range 0 to 1
- Normalization
- Training Neural Networks
- Backward Propagation
- Steps in propagation
- Network training algorithms for government applications
- Range of application
- Estimation methods
- Challenges with approximation capabilities
- Examples
- The XOR problem for government applications
- Lottery predictions (if applicable)
- Stock market analysis
- Optical character recognition and image pattern recognition for government operations
- Other applications for government use
- Implementing a neural network model for predicting stock prices of listed companies for government oversight
Current Challenges
- Combinatorial explosion and gaming issues for government operations
- The Turing test revisited for government applications
- Overconfidence in the capabilities of computers for government decision-making
7 Hours
Testimonials (3)
It felt like we were going through directly relevant information at a good pace (i.e. no filler material)
Maggie Webb - Department of Jobs, Regions, and Precincts
Course - Introduction to the use of neural networks
The interactive part, tailored to our specific needs.
Thomas Stocker
Course - Introduction to the use of neural networks
Ann created a great environment to ask questions and learn. We had a lot of fun and also learned a lot at the same time.