READING LIST FOR THE QUALIFYING EXA MINATION IN
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
STANFORD UNIVERSITY

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THE READING LIST CONSISTS OF REFERENCES THAT COVER IMPORTANT IDEAS IN AI, BOTH HISTORICAL AND CURRENT. STUDENTS MUST REALIZE THAT THE LIST IS ADVICE GIVEN < font size=-1>IN GOOD FAITH, BUT THAT THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEING AWARE OF THE IMPORTANT MATERIAL IN AI RESTS WITH THEM. THE AI QUALIFYING EXAMINATION IS NOT AN ADVANCED COMPREHENSIVE EXAM, BUT A MORE MATURE STAGE IN THE NONTRIVIAL TRANSITION FROM A QUESTION-ANSWERING STUDENT < font size=-1>TO A RESEARCHER. RESEARCH REQUIRES SEARCHING OUT RELEVANT MATERIAL AND FORMING AN INFORMED OPINION ABOUT IT.

• Fundamentals
• Search
• Representation
• Reasoning
• Planning and Problem Solving
• Reactive Systems
• Learning
• Expert Systems
• Vision
• Robotics
• Natural Language
• AI Critics
• Perspectives
• References
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