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What is artificial intelligence? How does it work? Can we even trust AI—with computers eventually dominating man—or will it lead us into a dystopian future? You’ll learn about how AI works, its history, the science behind it, the speculative science fiction of this technology, and the very real possibilities it might hold for humanity in this enlightening book!Tackling what has been, what is, and what will be—and the “what ifs”—of AI,
Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning and the Rise of Intelligent Technology sifts through the science, history and pop-culture, exploring thought-provoking ideas as well as mankind’s future. An exhilarating
and sometimes troubling read, it looks at whether artificial intelligence is a menace or a boon to humanity. Its investigations include ...
The history, development, impact, and challenges associated with artificial intelligence and superintelligence
An easy-to-understand overview of the computing and science concepts behind how machines think and how modern AI works
What science fiction got right (and wrong) from Brave New World to Star Trek to WALL-E
What happens when AI becomes smarter than humans
From utopian visions to apocalyptic concerns, the potential implications of AI for future generations
And much, much more.
Informative, provocative, and intriguing, Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning and the Rise of Intelligent Technology looks at this emerging technology and what the past might tell us about the future. With more than 120 photos and graphics, this tome is nicely illustrated. It also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness. Ponder the potentials—and the perils—with this in-depth examination of AI!
List of contents
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. The Basics: What is AI?
2. The Learning Machine: What it takes to teach a machine
3. History of Learning Machines
4. AI Today: In Schools, Business, the Arts and Everyday Life
5. What Is Machine Intelligence?
6. Benefits of AI
7. Risks of AI
8. Superintelligence and The Alignment Problem
9. The Future: Cyborgs, Life Extension and Humanity’s Legacy
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
About the author
Allen Liu is a science author, podcaster, and video host based in New Jersey. He authored the book
30-Second Space Travel with Karen Masters and Charles Liu, which details the history and physics of spaceflight. Liu has published numerous science education videos on YouTube, where he runs the channel
Signore Galilei, which has amassed more than six and a half million views. He writes for the channel
Rational Animations, which specializes in AI and the future. He also co-hosts the science podcast
The LIUniverse, and he has published software for visualizing astrophysics data in virtual reality. Allen earned his degree in math from Harvard, where he specialized in four-dimensional geometry and did work in biological and artificial intelligence. He resides in Montclair, New Jersey, where he also pursues his interests in singing, amateur radio, and 3D printing.
Summary
Will computers come to dominate man? Have films, books, and television foreshadowed the future of artificial intelligence? Will robots enhance or destroy our future? Will AI forever change us? You’ll learn about the history and the pop-culture view of technology—as well as possible futures—in this one-of-a-kind book!
Is technology running amok or is it serving as a helping hand? Artificial Intelligence, Robots, and the Future of Humanity puts a pop-culture and historic spin on some serious questions about mankind’s future. An exhilarating and troubling read, it looks at whether robots are a menace or a boon to humanity. Its investigations include …
The history of robots constructed hundreds of years ago
How movies informed the classic image of the robot—and what they got right and wrong
Clones, modified humans, cyborgs, designer babies, and half-human robots
The sentient internet
The advancements in robotics starting in the 1960s
Science fiction and science fact—and how science fiction foreshadowed the future
Robots replacing people in the workplace
The prospect of uploading our minds into computers to ensure immortality
Robots becoming indistinguishable from humans
Whether robots will rise up and cause humans to become extinct
And much, much more.
Exciting and worrisome, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, and the Future of Humanity
looks at what the past tells us about the future. With more than 120 photos and graphics, this tome is nicely illustrated. It also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness. Ponder the possibilities with this examination of robots of the past, present, and future!
