Spring 2024 Computer Science 458 Introduction. 1/19/2024
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Decision Problem of the Day
The AI Fairy will grant you one wish. What would you like computers to
do (or not to do)?
https://pollev.com/slade
You may also download the app to your phone. Use the "slade" poll id.
Canvas Quiz of the Day (need daily password)
Most days, there will be a simple canvas quiz related to the lecture.
You need a password to activate the quiz, which I will provide in class.
These quizzes will count toward your class participation grade.
The quiz is available only during class.
Click for today's quiz.
Also, you will earn class participation points for posting to Discussions (not Ed Discussions.)
Lecture
I have office hours Mondays and Wednesdays from 2-3 pm, on zoom, id 459 434 2854.
You may address me as "Stephen". You don't have to if you
do not feel comfortable, but I assure you that it is OK with me.
Complete the
online student information sheet.
Assignments
You can begin work on hw 1
The Realm of Decisions
- For discussion in class: draft reasons for and against
the following:
We assume that you have relationships with a variety of people:
family, friends, colleagues, classmates, etc. Also discuss who among
them will be affected by your choice, either positively or negatively.
Discuss your decision process.
Use the
Discussions section of canvas (not Ed Discussion).
- Introduction to Decision Making
- What is a correct decision? See
A Realistic Model of Rationality. This short paper provides a high-level introduction to the
topics we will discuss in this course: goals, plans, resources,
relationships, goal adoption, explanations, subjective decisions,
emotions, advice, and persuasion. We contrast it with the standard economic decision theory.
We want to develop a theory
that can be implemented in a computer program.
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