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As a data point in my early 2010s computer science bachelor program it was taught to me as the A* algorithm.
by callalex 2y ago
As a data point in my early 2010s computer science bachelor program it was taught to me as the A* algorithm.
- ericd 2y agoRight, in an AI class. For example, lecture 5 in 6.034: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-034-artificial-intelligence-fall-2010/pages/readings/ https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-034-artificial-intelligence-fa...
- callalex 2y agoNo, in an introduction to data structures and algorithms class. It’s pretty odd behavior to disagree with someone who is simply sharing their lived experience.
- lukan 2y agoSame class name with the same algorithm for me.
- ericd 2y agoYeah sorry, rereading, that came off as way aggressive for no reason. Rereading the chain, I think I just meant that it’s an algorithm that was frequently taught in AI classes, so at least some profs think it counts, even though it was called an algorithm.
- serf 2y agosame as parent, it was taught to me in an introduction to algorithms class, and no one during my academic stay ever referred to it as an AI. I don't disagree that it certainly meets certain AI criteria, just saying that particular phrasing (A* is AI) was never used.