Doxory?

nelhage has decided I need to take AI to graduate...

Unless my advisor or someone/something else convinces me otherwise.

Asked 2 years ago

6.034. The standard undergrad class. Decent, but I hear a lot of complaints about it being broken/pointless. I probably know a lot of the concepts already.

tibbetts
6.825 sucked about as much as 6.034, but was much harder. I'd recommend either 6.034 (broken but trivial) or one of the more specialized grad AI classes (where you might learn something).
sauergeek
I really enjoyed 6.034 when I took it -- admittedly, in 1990. If Prof. Winston is still teaching, I'd certainly consider it. However, if you already have a decent grounding in AI, go for the grad class. 6.034 was introductory when I took it.

Ian, raloxifiend

My choice: 6.825. ``Techniques in AI'', Grad class, more theory, possibly more relevant.

glasser
You will be expected (probably) to pass a 6.034 final first, so spend a week or so in the summer reading 6.034 lecture notes. So you'll miss 6.034 anecdotes but not content.
lakmiseiru
You've not stated any real positives for 6.034 nor any real negatives for 6.825... so go with 825.
jtu
6.034 will probably annoy you without teaching you as much. OTOH, if you want a relatively easy class... (just don't take it with Myer or as a TEAL class)
photon
Grad classes are good times.
wdaher
034 varies a lot between fall and spring. I was a bit underwhelmed. It was a great survey of the topics, but we never actually did any real implementation...

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kettlefish
.034 was good, but felt a bit disjointed. I think you'd enjoy .825 better.
ctl
Embodied Intelligence, Rod Brooks's class.

If you make a stupid choice because a website tells you to, it's your own damn fault.