Introduction to artificial intelligence and expert systems

• I. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? • II. What are Expert Systems (ES)? ◦ Functional Components ◦ Structural Components • III. How do People Reason? • IV. How do Computers Reason? ◦ IV-1. Frames ◦ IV-2. Rule Based Reasoning ◾ IV-2a. Knowledge Engineering ◦ IV-3. Case-Based Reasoning ◦ IV-4. Neural Networks • V. Advantages and Disadvantages • VI. Additional Sources of Information ◦ VI-1. Additional Sources on World Wide Web ◾ Accounting Expert Systems Applications compiled by Carol E. Brown ◾ Artificial Intelligence in Business by Daniel E. O'Leary ◾ Artificial Intelligence / Expert Systems Section of the American Accounting Association ◾ International Journal of Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management ◾ VI-2. Recent Books of Readings ◾ VI-3. References Used for Definitions • Photocopy Permission