A Brief Guide to Artificial Intelligence

James V Stone

ISBN 10: 1916279112 / ISBN 13: 9781916279117

Published by Tutorial Introductions, 2020

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Artificial intelligence (AI) has now mastered tasks which could, until recently, be performed only by humans. These tasks include cancer diagnosis, drug design, object recognition, speech recognition, chess, backgammon and Go, which AI systems perform at super-human levels of performance.This richly illustrated book is a brief but comprehensive overview (without equations) of current AI systems, how they work, their applications, and their limitations. Artificial neural networks, which are the engines of AI, are introduced in the context of deep learning algorithms. After surveying the impressive capabilities of AI systems on certain tasks, the limited ability of AI to perform tasks that humans find trivial is discussed. The strengths and weaknesses of the key neural network learning algorithms employed by AI are then described. Finally, the question of whether AI systems can be intelligent is discussed, along with the controversial issue of machine consciousness. Written in an informal style, with a comprehensive Glossary and a list of Further Readings, this book represents an ideal introduction to the rapidly evolving field of AI.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Brief Guide to Artificial Intelligence
• Publisher: Tutorial Introductions
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1916279112
• ISBN 13: 9781916279117
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 4D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 4 millimeters depth
• Weight: 106 grams

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has now mastered tasks that until recently could be performed only by humans. These tasks include cancer diagnosis, drug design, object recognition, speech recognition, and playing chess, backgammon and Go, which AI systems perform at superhuman levels. This richly illustrated book is a brief but comprehensive overview (without equations) of current AI systems, how they work, their applications, and their limitations. After surveying the impressive capabilities of AI systems in certain domains, the limited ability of AI to perform tasks that humans find trivial is discussed. Finally, the question of whether AI systems can be intelligent is considered, along with the controversial issue of machine consciousness. Written in an informal style, with a comprehensive Glossary and a list of Further Readings, this book is an ideal introduction to the rapidly evolving field of AI.