Understanding Artificial Intelligence

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-52435-7
Verlag: Chapman and Hall/CRC

Buch, Englisch, 174 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 228 g

Artificial Intelligence (AI) fascinates, challenges and disturbs us. There are many voices in society that predict drastic changes that may come as a consequence of AI – a possible apocalypse or Eden on earth. However, only a few people truly understand what AI is, what it can do and what its limitations are.

Understanding Artificial Intelligence explains, through a straightforward narrative and amusing illustrations, how AI works. It is written for a non-specialist reader, adult or adolescent, who is interested in AI but is missing the key to understanding how it works. The author demystifies the creation of the so-called "intelligent" machine and explains the different methods that are used in AI. It presents new possibilities offered by algorithms and the difficulties that researchers, engineers and users face when building and using such algorithms. Each chapter allows the reader to discover a new aspect of AI and to become fully aware of the possibilities offered by this rich field.

Zielgruppe

General and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sabouret, Nicolas

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Software Engineering
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Spiele-Programmierung, Rendering, Animation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Neuronale Netzwerke
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Theoretische Informatik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. 1 What is Artificial Intelligence? 2 The Turing Test. 3 Why Is It So Difficult? 4 Lost in the Woods. 5 Winning at Chess. 6 The Journey Continues. 7 Darwin 2.0. 8 Small but Strong. 9 A Bit of Tidying Up. 10 Taking an AI by the Hand. 11 Learning to Count. 12 Learning to Read. 13 Learning as You Draw. 14 Winning at Go. 15 Strong AI. 16 Is There Cause for Concern? 17 To Infinity and Beyond! Even More AI! Acknowledgments. They Made AI.

Über Autor(innen)

Nicolas Sabouret is a Doctor in Artificial Intelligence and full Professor of Computer Science at Université Paris-Saclay, one of the highest ranked research universities in France. He has been teaching Artificial Intelligence for twenty years to undergraduate students, graduate students, engineers and PhD students. Nicolas has supervised many research projects in this domain. His goal is to help give people the keys to an informed thought on Artificial Intelligence.

Lizete de Assis is a computer scientist and artist. She obtained a Master in Artificial Intelligence. Her knowledge of the field and her stroke allow Lizete to illustrate even the most difficult notions in a simple and diverting manner.