What do we mean by "a gentle introduction"? How gentle? 😉😊

It is highly recommended that before you start watching these video lectures you sit back and relax for a while. You're young. Most probably Pink Floyd is not your favorite band, but it is likely that you've at least heard of them. OK, go to YouTube and find their Shine on, you crazy diamond. Don't play it yet, just find it. OK, now read the rest of this text first.

The videos in this introductory section of AIM4YOU guide you through many examples of AI and make you seamlessly absorb the essential ideas of the field. To say that you will learn these concepts would be an exaggeration; but you will get an idea of what AI is, what it covers, what are some of its hot topics, what other disciplines it overlaps with, what perceptions of our society has, and how realistic they are.

If you find these videos interesting, remember that they are just the tip of an iceberg. Also remember that many people, young and others alike, find AI intriguing. In fact, AI is a field that boosts creativity and wild imagination; it is not what you see in science fiction movies... yet. But, well... Know that popular media, when it comes to talk and write about AI, like to play the old game "Is it the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning?"

Cool. Now sit back, close your eyes and play Shine on, you crazy diamond. It's over 13 minutes long, but "it gives you a whole new way of looking at the day".

You're now ready to start watching the videos below 😊.