AI for Beginners — Rachel Firth

Artificial Intelligence is all about humans asking computers and other machines to think and even behave like humans and to take on jobs that people find too difficult or too boring But how do you actually define the term What exactly can machines with AI already do and what might they be able to do in the future AI For Beginners answers all the questions where answers exist and raises debating points at every turn about what it all means Should we be asking machines to do creative tasks such as writing and illustrating books Do we need to worry if intelligent machines need to be treated like people Is there a chance that machines might take over the world either by accident or on purpose Is there any point going to school and doing homework if computers can do it all for us and better Chapters in this book include What is artificial intelligence How far has AI come How will the world change How does AI work AI only exists thanks to computeres Find out the basics about what computers are and how they work before diving into the coding secrets that explain how people can teach computers too teach themselves AI in actionFind out how AI is being used in everything from searching the internet to solving crimes looking after people and even waging war Perhaps most interesting of all AI tools have given computers the power to talk to people and even create art in ways that feel more and more human Find out how these tools work how smart they can be and their limits too How AI is changing our worldAs AI powered machines take on more and more tasks the way people live is changing It s not just about what jobs people do or don t do anymore It s about how we make friends and share ideas and learn about the world AI might even have the power to solve the climate crisis or perhaps make it worse Into the futureSome experts are trying to create machines that are just like people But how similar to a human can a computer program actually be How much closer might AI ever comt to being a living thing What next