{"product_id":"artificial-intelligence-isbn-9780262545457","title":"Artificial Intelligence","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating, richly illustrated journey through the history of artificial intelligence—and an honest assessment of our future alongside it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtificial 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, Wilks also considers our future with AI, assessing whether these technologies will benefit humanity or merely menace our way of life. Are the sentient machines of \u003cu\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/u\u003e or \u003cu\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/u\u003e plausible, or will real-world AI look and feel very different? What has AI done for us so far? What do we want it to do? And what technologies could it yield in the future? Entertaining, enlightening, and keenly argued, \u003cu\u003eArtificial Intelligence: Modern Magic or Dangerous Future?\u003c\/u\u003e is the essential guide to the AI debate.A Timeline of AI 6\u003cbr\u003e1 What is Artificial Intelligence? 8\u003cbr\u003e2 The Place of Logic in AI 30\u003cbr\u003e3 Our First Encounters with AI: The World Wide Web 48\u003cbr\u003e4 What is an AI Program Like? 68\u003cbr\u003e5 Talking and Understanding: AI Speech and Language 82\u003cbr\u003e6 Can AI Really Learn? 106\u003cbr\u003e7 Robots and Computer Vision 132\u003cbr\u003e8 Making Things Personal: Artificial Companions 150\u003cbr\u003e9 The Companion as a Way into the Web 170\u003cbr\u003e10 War, Ethics, Automation and Religion 188\u003cbr\u003e11 Shutting Up Shop 214\u003cbr\u003eIndex 220\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 224Yorick Wilks was Emeritus Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Sheffield, a research associate of the Oxford Internet Institute, and a Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition. His books include \u003ci\u003eArtificial Companions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArtificial Believers: The Ascription of Belief\u003c\/i\u003e (with Afzal Ballim).","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48232935686373,"sku":"NP9780262545457","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262545457.jpg?v=1767721823","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/artificial-intelligence-isbn-9780262545457","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}