Cunning Machines: Your Pocket Guide to the World of Artificial Intelligence

ISBN-13: 9780367898618 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 169 str.

James Osinski

Opis

While AI is becoming more ubiquitous in our daily lives, many people don’t have a good understanding of what AI is and how it works. This book aims to address this gap in knowledge by giving readers a pocket guide to the world of AI. It covers basic concepts in AI, their history, and the inspirations.

Spis treści

Scientific Manifesto. Introduction – Magic revealed. Artificial Intelligence – a sci-fi phrase that changes the World. What is A.I.? Strong artificial intelligence. Turing test. Algorithm or heuristic? “I want to play a game.” Are we there yet? Neural networks – a brainstorming inside a PC. Everything is a number. Secrets of artificial brain. Brainstorming. Layers and liars. Artificial reasoning. Deep Thought. Genetic algorithms – for the Galapagos Islands to computer-composed symphony. Evolution squeezed into milliseconds. Artificial DNA. The birth of life. Natural selection Crossover – a new generation builds a new world. X-men among us. Evolution of a solution. Evolution in IT. Monte Carlo method – unexpected benefit of gambling. How much is π?