A compelling account of the past and potential future of Artifical Intelligence -- and the implications of its fate for science and humankind.
In Our Own Image by Dr George Zarkadakis explores one of humankind's oldest love-hate relationships -- our ties with Artificial Intelligence or AI. Zarkadakis traces AI's origins in ancient myth, through literary classics such as Frankenstein, to today's sci-fi blockbusters, arguing that a fascination with AI is hardwired into the human psyche. He explains AI's history, technology and potential; its manifestations in intelligent...