Hello,

I am developing a program that demonstrates AI.

The program (written in Java) models a pet animal e.g. it can be fed, exercised and excited (boredem level changes).

Each variable you change will have an adverse effect on another e.g. if you exercise it, it gets hungry etc.

This program is in its early stages and will demonstrate more complex AI such as emergence.

Please can you tell me if it demonstrates AI already and give any ideas on how it could be improved and/or made more complex.

Thank you

What you describe sounds like a Reactive System. These merely have a
mapping, state to action. To make it more interesting, perhaps
introduce internal states and the ability to take own initiatives.
The first few sections of Russel&Norvig's Artificial Intelligence, a
Modern Approach are recommendable.

Well ive completed the AI pet now and I have added extra features i.e. I have two programs that interact and can mate.

As shown before the pet can be fed, excited and exercised and issued double commands (e.g. exercise feed) which increase the volatility of energy (another variable). If energy goes over certain levels it will die.

When the 2 pets mate they change each others variables and therefore energy levels etc etc.

Now it is more complex do you think it demonstrates AI?

If so what kind of theoritical genre would it be - so I can start researching somewhere for the report on it?

Thank you
John