Posted February 2Feb 2 Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell Publisher Pelican Published Date 2019 Page Count 448 Categories Computers / Artificial Intelligence / General, Computers / Data Science / Machine Learning, Science / General, Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects Language EN Average Rating N/A (based on N/A ratings) Maturity Rating No Mature Content Detected ISBN 0241404827 A sweeping examination of the current state of artificial intelligence and how it is remaking our world No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now reveals its turbulent history and the recent surge of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears that surround AI. In Artificial Intelligence, Mitchell turns to the most urgent questions concerning AI today: How intelligent'really'are the best AI programs' How do they work' What can they actually do, and when do they fail' How humanlike do we expect them to become, and how soon do we need to worry about them surpassing us' Along the way, she introduces the dominant methods of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought that led to recent achievements. She meets with fellow experts like Douglas Hofstadter, the cognitive scientist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the modern classic GOdel, Escher, Bach, who explains why he is "terrified" about the future of AI. She explores the profound disconnect between the hype and the actual achievements in AI, providing a clear sense of what the field has accomplished and how much farther it has to go. Finally, she assesses the chances that AI will succeed in replicating consciousness, and what that would mean for the future of humankind. Interweaving stories about the science and the people behind it, Artificial Intelligence brims with clear-sighted, captivating, and approachable accounts of the most interesting and provocative modern work in AI, flavored with Mitchell's humor and personal observations. This frank, lively book will prove an indispensable guide to understanding one of the most vexing and urgent issues of our time. More Information
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