Lecture 1: Introduction to AI - Historical context: Expert systems -> machine learning -> deep learning - What is AI? Deep learning? Neural Networks? - What makes AI useful in engineering: automation, prediction, anomaly detection - Types of engineering problems where ai is superior. - Application: - Predictive maintenance - Quality control - CFD/FEA surrogate models - Limitations, misconceptions and ethical considerations - Short demo: Show a simple trained model making prediction (linear regression)