Introduction to machine learning and artificial intelligence

Machine learning is a subfield of artificial intelligence which is broadly defined as the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior. Artificial intelligence systems are used to perform complex tasks in a way that is similar to how humans solve problems. Suitable for undergraduate and beginning graduate students this class-tested textbook provides students and other readers with key AI methods and algorithms for solving challenging problems involving systems that behave intelligently in specialized domains such as medical and software diagnostics financial decision-making speech and text recognition genetic analysis and more.However the central question for the engineer especially for the computer scientist is the question of the intelligent machine that behaves like a person showing intelligent behavior. Beside discussing these issues this introductory chapter gives a brief sketch of the history of AI.The long-anticipated revision of Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach explores the full breadth and depth of the field of artificial intelligence (AI).