Welcome to AI
What is Artificial Intelligence and how will it change our lives?
Published on 6. June 2024
56 pages
978-0-7112-9317-5 (ISBN)
Description
The most complete guide to AI for youngsters, covering everything from Ancient Greece to ChatGPT.
In this fun, simple and vibrant non-fiction book, technoscience expert Matthieu Dugal, creator of documentary AI: To be or not to be, shares the epic history of artificial intelligence and gives answers to the biggest head-scratchers:
How does AI already help us, at home and at school?
Which robots from your favourite movies may soon be in the real world?
What are avatars?
Which inventors are creating new technologies?
How do algorithms work?
...and why can't AI cook pasta and drain it at the right time?
We can't see it and yet this technology is everywhere: it's in computers, cars and virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa. And it's already making decisions for us, for better and sometimes for worse...
This fascinating guide delves deep into how these decisions are made behind the scenes, putting tricky ideas into easy-to-understand terms. Keep kids' attention with colourful illustrations and easy-to-understand, well-researched facts to prepare them for an exciting AI-centric future.
In this fun, simple and vibrant non-fiction book, technoscience expert Matthieu Dugal, creator of documentary AI: To be or not to be, shares the epic history of artificial intelligence and gives answers to the biggest head-scratchers:
How does AI already help us, at home and at school?
Which robots from your favourite movies may soon be in the real world?
What are avatars?
Which inventors are creating new technologies?
How do algorithms work?
...and why can't AI cook pasta and drain it at the right time?
We can't see it and yet this technology is everywhere: it's in computers, cars and virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa. And it's already making decisions for us, for better and sometimes for worse...
This fascinating guide delves deep into how these decisions are made behind the scenes, putting tricky ideas into easy-to-understand terms. Keep kids' attention with colourful illustrations and easy-to-understand, well-researched facts to prepare them for an exciting AI-centric future.
Reviews / Votes
"This illustrated look at AI, robotics and machine learning covers both the history and the current state of the fastest-growing area of technology." * The Bookseller * "Beautiful, bright illustrations ... This eye-catching treat serves as an effective supplement for STEM collections." * Booklist * "thought-provoking [...] Multicoloured graphic illustrations elegantly complement the succinct and fascinating text." * The Guardian * "colourful, easy to understand book covers the whole history of AI" * The Week Junior *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
File size
91,50 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-9317-5 (9780711293175)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Book
06/2024
Wide Eyed Editions
€19.00
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Persons
Owen Davey is an award-winning illustrator from the UK. His many books have been published in over 25 languages and in every continent except Antarctica. Owen is also the creator of Fame a Fable, a fantasy-themed tabletop board game.
A graduate in journalism and political science, Matthieu Dugal has been a journalist, columnist and host for more than 20 years. He is best known for his Canadian radio and television appearances, and for writing both a documentary series about artificial intelligence and the children's non-fiction book, Welcome to A.I.
A graduate in journalism and political science, Matthieu Dugal has been a journalist, columnist and host for more than 20 years. He is best known for his Canadian radio and television appearances, and for writing both a documentary series about artificial intelligence and the children's non-fiction book, Welcome to A.I.
Content
- Cover
- A LIVING BEING IN OUR IMAGE
- HERO OF ALEXANDRIA
- THE MIDDLE AGES
- THE AGE OF ROBOTS
- IN CZECH, THE WORD "ROBOT" MEANS "WORKER."
- WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
- FROM COMPUTER TO AI
- ALAN TURING
- INTELLIGENCE, YES, BUT WHAT KIND?
- CHECKMATE
- WALKING AND CHEWING GUM
- IMITATING THE BRAIN: NOT SO SIMPLE!
- THE DATA ALPHABET
- ALGORITHMS
- GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE
- MACHINE LEARNING: CAT OR DOG?
- ADA LOVELACE
- GPT-3, THE WRITING ROBOT
- ARTIFICIAL MUSIC
- WATCH OUT FOR DEEPFAKES!
- THE AVATARS
- BRINGING BACK THE DEAD
- SHOULD WE BE AFRAID OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
- ROBOT POLLUTANTS
- ROBOT SOLDIERS
- TOO HUMAN?
