The Shortest History of AI (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by The Experiment LLC, New York, 2025
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Paperback. Since Alan Turing first posed the question Can machines think? artificial intelligence has evolved from a speculative idea to a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this evolution, from Ada Lovelaces visionary work to IBMs groundbreaking defeat of the chess world champion and the revolutionary emergence of ChatGPT.Revealing how many overnight successes were decades in the making, this accessible and illuminating book tells AIs history through the six main ways it functions:It uses symbols to represent common concepts and ideas.It chooses its best possible move based on the information it is given.It simulates human expertise by following simple rules.It learns based on its past experiences.It assesses its mistakes and learns to avoid making them again in the future.It computes probability based on the evidence its provided with.Fast-paced and rich with facts, The Shortest History of AI explores how artificial intelligence is being createdand how it will continue to transform and affect our lives now and in the future.The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read. From a world-leading AI researcher, the history of artificial intelligence told through the six key ways it functions Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- The Shortest History of AI (Paperback)
- Author
- Toby Walsh
- Publisher
- The Experiment LLC, New York
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798893030891
- Series
- Book 20 of 34: The Shortest History
From a world-leading AI researcher, the history of artificial intelligence told through the six key ways it functions
Since Alan Turing first posed the question “Can machines think?” artificial intelligence has evolved from a speculative idea to a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this evolution, from Ada Lovelace’s visionary work to IBM’s groundbreaking defeat of the chess world champion and the revolutionary emergence of ChatGPT.
Revealing how many “overnight” successes were decades in the making, this accessible and illuminating book tells AI’s history through the six main ways it functions:
- It uses symbols to represent common concepts and ideas.
- It chooses its best possible move based on the information it is given.
- It simulates human expertise by following simple rules.
- It learns based on its past experiences.
- It assesses its mistakes and learns to avoid making them again in the future.
- It computes probability based on the evidence it’s provided with.
Fast-paced and rich with facts, The Shortest History of AI explores how artificial intelligence is being created―and how it will continue to transform and affect our lives now and in the future.
The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.
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