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1<br />

Introduction to<br />

<strong>Artificial</strong><br />

<strong>Intelligence</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Soft</strong> <strong>Computing</strong><br />

This chapter provides a brief overview of the disciplines of <strong>Artificial</strong><br />

<strong>Intelligence</strong> (AI) <strong>and</strong> <strong>Soft</strong> <strong>Computing</strong>. It introduces the topics covered under<br />

the heads of intelligent systems <strong>and</strong> demonstrates the scope of their<br />

applications in real world problems of significant complexity. It also<br />

highlights the direction of research in this broad discipline of knowledge.<br />

The historical development in AI <strong>and</strong> the means by which the subject was<br />

gradually popularized are briefly outlined here. The chapter addresses many<br />

new tools <strong>and</strong> techniques, commonly used to represent <strong>and</strong> solve complex<br />

problems. The organization of the book in light of these tools <strong>and</strong><br />

techniques is also presented briefly in this chapter.<br />

1.1 Evolution of <strong>Computing</strong><br />

At the beginning of the Stone Age, when people started taking shelters in<br />

caves, they made attempts to immortalize themselves by painting their<br />

on rocks. ith the gradual progress in civilization, they felt

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