Artificial intelligence : modern magic or dangerous future? /
Wilks, Yorick, 1939-2023
Artificial intelligence : modern magic or dangerous future? / Yorick Wilks. - 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
"The illustrated edition"--Cover. Includes index.
What is artificial intelligence? -- The place of logic in AI -- Our first encounters with AI: the World Wide Web -- What is an AI program like? -- Talking and understanding: AI speech and language -- Can AI really learn? -- Robots and computer vision -- Making things personal: artificial companions -- The companion as a way into the Web -- War, ethics, automation, and religion -- Shutting up shop.
"Artificial intelligence has long been a mainstay of science fiction, and increasingly it feels as if AI is entering our everyday lives, with virtual personal assistants such as Apple's Siri now ubiquitous and self-driving cars almost upon us. But what do we actually mean when we talk about artificial intelligence? In this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated account, AI expert Yorick Wilks traces the history of artificial intelligence back to its origins, examining not only how it works and why it was designed but also its controversies and achievements"--Page [4] of cover.
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Artificial intelligence--Social aspects.
Artificial intelligence--Popular works.
Technology and civilization.
Technology--Social aspects.
Human beings--Effect of technological innovations on.
Intelligence artificielle--Aspect social.
Intelligence artificielle--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Technologie et civilisation.
Êtres humains--Effets des innovations sur.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence--Social aspects
Human beings--Effect of technological innovations on
Technology and civilization
Technology--Social aspects
Popular works
Q335 / W688a 2023
006.3
Artificial intelligence : modern magic or dangerous future? / Yorick Wilks. - 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
"The illustrated edition"--Cover. Includes index.
What is artificial intelligence? -- The place of logic in AI -- Our first encounters with AI: the World Wide Web -- What is an AI program like? -- Talking and understanding: AI speech and language -- Can AI really learn? -- Robots and computer vision -- Making things personal: artificial companions -- The companion as a way into the Web -- War, ethics, automation, and religion -- Shutting up shop.
"Artificial intelligence has long been a mainstay of science fiction, and increasingly it feels as if AI is entering our everyday lives, with virtual personal assistants such as Apple's Siri now ubiquitous and self-driving cars almost upon us. But what do we actually mean when we talk about artificial intelligence? In this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated account, AI expert Yorick Wilks traces the history of artificial intelligence back to its origins, examining not only how it works and why it was designed but also its controversies and achievements"--Page [4] of cover.
9780262545457 0262545454
2023548042
Artificial intelligence--Social aspects.
Artificial intelligence--Popular works.
Technology and civilization.
Technology--Social aspects.
Human beings--Effect of technological innovations on.
Intelligence artificielle--Aspect social.
Intelligence artificielle--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Technologie et civilisation.
Êtres humains--Effets des innovations sur.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence--Social aspects
Human beings--Effect of technological innovations on
Technology and civilization
Technology--Social aspects
Popular works
Q335 / W688a 2023
006.3