Understanding Artificial Intelligence

Understanding Artificial Intelligence
by: Nicolas Sabouret
Hardcover: 174 pages
ISBN-10: 0367531364
ISBN-13: 9780367531362
Item Weight: 1.74 pounds
Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC; 1st edition (December 10,2020)
Language: English
Book Description
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