Science fiction as an introduction to AI research

Judy Goldsmith, Nicholas Mattei

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

The undergraduate computer science curriculum is generally focused on skills and tools; most students are not exposed to much research in the field, and do not learn how to navigate the research literature. We describe how science fiction reviews were used as a gateway to research reviews. Students learn a little about current or recent research on a topic that stirs their imagination, and learn how to search for, read critically, and compare technical papers on a topic related their chosen science fiction book, movie, or TV show.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAAAI-11 / IAAI-11 - Proceedings of the 25th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 23rd Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference
Pages1717-1722
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2011
Event25th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 23rd Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference, AAAI-11 / IAAI-11 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Aug 7 2011Aug 11 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the National Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Volume2

Conference

Conference25th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 23rd Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference, AAAI-11 / IAAI-11
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period8/7/118/11/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence

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