Instructor Spotlight
Patrick Henry Winston (1943-2019) was a professor of AI and computer science at MIT, where he taught 6.034 Artificial Intelligence for decades. A student of Marvin Minsky, Winston was the director of the MIT AI Lab from 1972 to 1997. His lectures remain treasured resources for anyone studying AI. Beyond technical content, Winston was renowned for teaching "How to Speak," a legendary MIT talk on presentation skills that has been viewed millions of times. His legacy lives on through the students he inspired and the recordings he left behind.
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
What is AI?
Representations and Models
Search and Problem Solving
The Genesis Story
The Future of AI
Patrick Winston
Today we're going to talk about artificial intelligence. What is it? And why should you care?
Patrick Winston
AI is about models of thinking, models of perception, models of action. It's about understanding what makes us intelligent.
Patrick Winston
The most important thing in learning is the quality of the representations you develop. Good representations are the key to good problem solving.