Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining

In 1955, American computer scientist and cognitive scientist John McCarthy coined the term “artificial intelligence” (AI). He defined AI as “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs” (1). In the 2001 film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Steven Spielberg tells the story of a highly advanced robotic boy who longs to become real so that he can regain the love his human mother (2). In 2004, Will Smith starred in the lead role of I, Robot — a film based loosely on Isaac Asimov’s short-story collection of the same name (3). Although the Hollywood movies are quite far-fetched, AI hit the spotlight on primetime television over three nights in February 2011 when the IBM Watson computer won on “Jeopardy!” against two human champions and took home a $1 million prize (4).