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The past sixty years have witnessed astonishing bursts of growth in the field of Artificial Intelligence - the science and computational technologies that teach machines to sense, learn, reason and take action. AI is already changing our lives, in ways that benefit health, productivity and entertainment. Are we on the threshold of an AI-dominated world, in which humans will no longer be necessary?

Surveys the development of Artificial Intelligence over the last sixty years and highlights the likely transformative effects of AI on society over the next few decades

About the Author
Shelly Fan is a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco. She works as a contributing editor to the online publication Singularity Hub, which seeks to chronicle technological advancement, and she also runs the award winning science blog NeuroFantastic. Matthew Taylor is Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation. Prior to that he was for 15 years Chief Executive of the RSA, a 250-year-old British institution devoted to enriching society through ideas and action to deliver a 21st-century enlightenment. A writer, public speaker and broadcaster, he has written numerous articles on policy, politics, public service reform and cultural theory, and frequently appears on Newsnight, The Daily Politics, and Radio 4's Today and The Moral Maze. He was previously General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Institute for Public Policy Research, Britain's leading think tank.

Reviews
'Incredibly interesting and comprehensive ... five stars' - How It Works



Book Information
ISBN 9780500294574
Author Shelly Fan
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 330g