Artificial Intelligence (Megatech)

Jefferis, David

ISBN 10: 1856055493 / ISBN 13: 9781856055499

Published by Silverdale, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Artificial Intelligence (Megatech)
• Publisher: Silverdale
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856055493
• ISBN 13: 9781856055499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Good

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Synopsis

The Megatech Series introduces children to the exciting world of cutting-edge science and technology. The ground-breaking history of computers, the internet, cloning, and life beyond our own planet is explored along with:
-- developments for the future
-- potential problems that come with the advancement of technology
-- consequences for society and the environment
-- glossary explaining scientific terms and concepts

Robots often have human characteristics built into them so they can experience the world the way we do. It's also easier for us to chat with something with recognizable features. Artificial Intelligence opens up the fantastic world of robot technology highlighting:
-- the appearance of robots in early science fiction
-- the dawn of artificial intelligence
-- their use in communication, finance, entertainment, the environment, and even as cyborgs
-- space exploration and today's machine-run factories
-- the ethical pros and cons of technological advancement
-- a helpful glossary explaining scientific terms and concepts

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Taken from Chapter 6: Robot explorers Robots are ideal for dealing with radioactive materials. Other uses for robots include deep-sea missions, bomb disposal, or even going into volcanoes. Artificial intelligence will allow them to work on their own future. Space is an ideal place for using robots because humans cannot endure interplanetary missions that last for years. The Apollo missions of the 1960s and early 1970s brought people to the Moon, but robots have gone further in space. Robot spacecraft have explored much of the Solar System.