College Admissions Essay: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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During my rebellious years in a self-seeking journey, I can remember being obsessed with humanoids after watching Sonny in the movie I, Robot. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is something that I had set my eyes on, directing me to spend a lot of time designing my own robots and believing that one day they will indeed come alive. A chat with a local associate professor from the AI department ignited my interest, making me realise that there is actually a very thin borderline separating fantasy and reality, and it depends on us to turn the fictions into facts. I am fully aware that the computer industry is a male-dominated discipline, and the fact that I am embracing it whole-heartedly can never cease to amaze my friends. For me, this is the perfect chance to …show more content…

I am an avid fan of numbers that I eventually find myself relating mathematics in the game of rock-paper-scissors where a simple implementation of statistics could ensure my probability of winning. I also think that learning decision mathematics is the best thing that happens to my life, as I explore the basics of programming, similar to playing a game. Unconsciously, these topics help me to upgrade my ability of seeking patterns and trends in daily life events, giving me a different insight on how the world actually works behind the scene. From the legendary Turing Test to modern life Mattel's Hello Barbie, clearly mankind is advancing in intelligent systems, and I will do anything to be a part of that; which leads me to Python, a programming language that is very addictive. I eagerly volunteered in collaboration with an undergraduate from the University of Michigan to create a visual novel powered by Python for his assignment, specifically helping him in the coding and design departments. The novel mainly focuses on the diversity of Malaysian's culture, and it enhanced my communication skills on how to deal with strangers

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