These Strange New Minds - How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means

To answer these questions, neuroscientist and AI researcher Christopher Summerfield charts the evolution of AI, from its earliest origins in the seventeenth century to today''s Large Language Models, new tools that put the knowledge of all the world''s experts at your fingertips. The resulting book is the most accessible, up-to-date and authoritative exploration of this radical new technology. Ultimately, armed with an understanding of AI''s mysterious inner workings, we can begin to grapple with the existential question of our age: have we written ourselves out of history or is a technological utopia ahead?<>

About the author

Christopher Summerfield has one foot in the field neuroscience - studying the brains of humans, as Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford - and the other in AI research, as Research Director at the UK AI Safety Institute. Previously, he built intelligent systems at the pioneering Google DeepMind. He has won several awards, including the prestigious Cognitive Neuroscience Society Young Investigator Award in 2015. He is regularly invited to give keynote talks across the world. Christopher has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and book chapters and his academic book, Natural General Intelligence: How Understanding the Brain Can Help Us Build AI, was widely acclaimed. This is his first book for a general readership.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Summerfield
• Publisher: Viking
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.09.2024
• EAN: 9780241694657
• ISBN: 978-0-241-69465-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Artificial Intelligence, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, 21st Century, SCIENCE / Ethics, Social forecasting, future studies, Technology: general issues, History of engineering and technology, Impact of science & technology on society, Privacy & data protection, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, COMPUTERS / Data Science / Machine Learning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Privacy & Surveillance, Control, privacy and safety in society