Micro File

9. Artificial Intelligence

BBC2 Series 1 Episode 9
First broadcast 24th November 1986, 13:05
Duration: 24:40
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LESLEY JUDD and FRED HARRIS introduce a compilation of items from the recent series of Micro Live.

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Opening Titles

Duration: 00:29

Intro: Artificial Intelligence (AI): 'Love' poem by person or machine & Expert Systems

Duration: 00:43

Alan Turing's test of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Duration: 00:25

Bill Chamberlain's Racter in Greenwich Village, New York, for an AI conversation and prose synthesis (Freff). Sentence form rules. A conversation with a computer - Passing the Turing test? , a jargon-ridden phrase ring

Duration: 05:17

LISP-Eliza BBC Micro Demo, An Artificial Intelligence (AI) definition

Duration: 01:55

Edward Feigenbaum (Stanford University, world expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI)) common sense view of the world 100 years away, Robot Security man (controlled by man), image recognition for isolated objects, Speech recognition for prototype AT&T airline booking service including the cough! , Voice activated / recognition 'typewriter' sooner

Duration: 03:01

Edward Feigenbaum (Stanford University, world expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI)): What are Expert Systems - Heuristic reasoning for housing benefits or medical diagnosis via factual knowledge AND heuristic reasoning - The Knowledge engineer

Duration: 00:31

Expert System Examples: Scunthorpe Steel Expert System and Expert system for newly qualified doctors

Duration: 02:05

Turing Institute in Glasgow, Jim Alty demo of road furniture consideration on Expertech Xi (An AI Shell) with 'whys')

Duration: 02:16

Home Micro Expert System example (Jonathan Briggs (Kingston FE College with MITSI using micro PROLOG on the BBC MIcro, and the soufflé example on an RM Nimbus)

Duration: 03:21

Turing Institute in Glasgow, Jim Alty: Traffic light example for gaining rules from experts for Expert Systems, Turing Institute Space Shuttle auto-land example & discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI good for specialist areas, recommended books

Duration: 04:20

End Titles

Duration: 00:33

Micro File - Series 1

1. Images

First broadcast: 11th May 1986
Duration 24:54

The best of Micro Live. Images: In the first of eight compilations Lesley Judd introduces a selection of computer graphics ranging from simple home users to million dollar animations: Home Micro Newsletter, Fractal Drawing, Computer Animation Competition. Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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2. At Home with the Technology

First broadcast: 18th May 1986
Duration 24:38

A selection from the recent series of Micro Live. 2: At Home with the Technology: Is your home micro used only for games? Or is it just gathering dust? Fred Harris suggests some ideas for putting it to good use: Upgrading from tape to disc, Databases, Communications. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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3. The Short, Short History

First broadcast: 25th May 1986
Duration 24:28

The best of the recent series of Micro Live. The Short, Short History: The history of computing is short, eventful and exhilarating or threatening. Lesley Judd introduces a selection of items from Micro Live which looks at advances in hardware and some of the public reactions: Boston Computer Museum, Memory Lane, Incompatibility: The Job Killer? Videotape editor GRAHAM TAYLOR Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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4. The Game Show

First broadcast: 1st June 1986
Duration 24:30

Seven programmes containing the best of the recent series of Micro Live. 4: The Game Show: Zap! Pow! Wowee! Fred Harris introduces a selection of arcade and adventure games. Air Traffic Control, Phantom Pilots, Game Killer, The Writing of Spellbreaker, The Pawn Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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5. Power

First broadcast: 8th June 1986
Duration 24:26

The best of the recent series of Micro Live. 5: Power: How powerful is the average home computer? What does power mean anyway - is it the hardware or the software? Lesley Judd investigates: Benchmarks, the 'Amiga' review, Robotics Videotape editor GRAHAM TAYLOR Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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6. Spread the Word

First broadcast: 15th June 1986
Duration 24:31

The best of the recent series of Micro Live. Spread the Word: Fred Harris looks at ways of communicating with a computer. Speech synthesis, Programming languages, Catching up with technology. Videotape editor GRAHAM TAYLOR Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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7. Look to the Future

First broadcast: 22nd June 1986
Duration 24:25

A selection from the recent series of Micro Live. Look to the Future: Last of the present series: Flat screen technology, Molecular memories, Parallel processing, The Inmos transputer. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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8. If I Had a Hammer

First broadcast: 17th November 1986
Duration 24:23

LESLEY JUDD and FRED HARRIS introduce a compilation of items from the recent series of Micro Live. Few rock and pop records are made today without the help of sophisticated computer-based synthesisers. They can produce the sound of any instrument and replay strings of notes more accurately than session musicians. Micro Live traces the development of such synthesisers, from the 19th-century Telharmonium, to the Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument which impersonates an orchestra. Film editor HORACIO QUEIRO Producer PATRICK TITLEY

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9. Artificial Intelligence

First broadcast: 24th November 1986
Duration 24:40

LESLEY JUDD and FRED HARRIS introduce a compilation of items from the recent series of Micro Live.

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First broadcast: 1st December 1986
Duration 24:34

ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING with LESLEY JUDD and FRED HARRIS

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Micro File - Series 2

1. In the wires

First broadcast: 17th May 1987
Duration 24:17

A compilation of items from the recent information technology series

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2. What's in it for me?

First broadcast: 24th May 1987
Duration 24:36

Lesley Judd and Fred Harris with a selection from the recent series of Micro Live. What's in IT for Me? If you know nothing about computers, here's a back-to-basics look at word processing, stock control and accounts. Studio director KRISTIN MASON Producer TERRY MARSH

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3. Only Connect

First broadcast: 31st May 1987
Duration 24:59

Fred Harris and Lesley Judd with another chance to see some of the best items from the recent series of Micro Live: Only Connect. This week connecting your computer to the telephone network - from electronic mail to dial-up data-bases. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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4. Too Risky

First broadcast: 7th June 1987
Duration 24:07

Fred Harris and Lesley Judd with some of the best items from the recent series: Too Risky. Innovation is a risky business, though it can sometimes pay off. Micro Live talks to Sir Clive Sinclair and looks at a ship with wings. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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5. Files of Facts

First broadcast: 14th June 1987
Duration 24:47

With Lesley Judd and Fred Harris: Another chance to see some of the best from the recent series of Micro Live. Files of Facts. This week, computerised personal information and a look at some of the implications of its use. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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6. First Steps

First broadcast: 21st June 1987
Duration 24:39

With Fred Harris and Lesley Judd: First Steps: A look at the use of computers in education, with a review of some software intended for use in nursery schools. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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7. Music and Movement

First broadcast: 28th June 1987
Duration 24:28

Music and Movement : Another chance to see some of the best of the recent series of Micro Live. Music and Movement A professional music sequencer and stunning computer graphics from Monte Carlo. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN

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8. Robots

First broadcast: 17th November 1987
Duration 24:23

A compilation of items from the recent series Micro Live. Robots

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9. Computer-aided Doctors

First broadcast: 24th November 1987
Duration 24:33

Computer-Aided Doctors

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10. The Generation Game

First broadcast: 1st December 1987
Duration 24:38

A compilation of items from the recent series Micro Live. The Generation Game

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11. Animation Special

First broadcast: 30th January 1988
Duration 39:01

With Lesley Judd, Fred Harris. Next week the world's top animators gather in Monte Carlo for a festival of computer images, Imagina. Micro File previews some of the animations with Oscar Grillo , a traditional animator, and Chris Brico, a sculptor turned computer animator. Assistant producer DAVID J. HARRISON Studio director KRISTIN MASON Producer TERRY MARSH

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