Welcome to AI - What is Artificial Intelligence and how will it change our lives?

The most complete guide to AI for youngsters, covering everything from Ancient Greece to ChatGPT.

In this fun, simple and vibrant non-fiction book, technoscience expert Matthieu Dugal, creator of documentary AI: To be or not to be, shares the epic history of artificial intelligence and gives answers to the biggest head-scratchers:
 

• How does AI already help us, at home and at school?
• Which robots from your favourite movies may soon be in the real world?
• What are avatars?
• Which inventors are creating new technologies?
• How do algorithms work?
• …and why can’t AI cook pasta and drain it at the right time?

We can’t see it and yet this technology is everywhere: it’s in computers, cars and virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa. And it’s already making decisions for us, for better and sometimes for worse…

This fascinating guide delves deep into how these decisions are made behind the scenes, putting tricky ideas into easy-to-understand terms. Keep kids’ attention with colourful illustrations and easy-to-understand, well-researched facts to prepare them for an exciting AI-centric future.

Info autore

Owen Davey is an award-winning illustrator from the UK. His many books have been published in over 25 languages and in every continent except Antarctica. Owen is also the creator of Fame a Fable, a fantasy-themed tabletop board game.A graduate in journalism and political science, Matthieu Dugal has been a journalist, columnist and host for more than 20 years. He is best known for his Canadian radio and television appearances, and for writing both a documentary series about artificial intelligence and the children's non-fiction book, Welcome to A.I. 

Riassunto

Welcome to AI is an introduction to artificial intelligence for curious youngsters. Learn all about the history, science and technology behind the world of AI.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthieu Dugal
• Con la collaborazione di: Owen Davey (Illustrazione), Davey Owen (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Quarto Publishing Group
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 9 a 12 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.06.2024
• EAN: 9780711293151
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-9315-1
• Pagine: 56
• Dimensioni: 230 mm x 270 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 350 g
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / History of Science, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions, Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage reference: Subject-specific reference, Reference works (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Robotics