Artificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History

<DIV><DIV><B>An illustrated journey through the past present and future of artificial intelligence from popular science author Cliff Pickover.</B><BR /><BR /><B>&#147;An</B><B> enjoyable diversion to read cover to cover follow along common strands or dip into for random bits.</B>&#148; <B>&#151;<I>Booklist</I></B><BR /><BR /> From medieval robots and Boolean algebra to facial recognition artificial neural networks and adversarial patches this fascinating history takes readers on a vast tour through the world of artificial intelligence. Award-winning author Clifford A. Pickover (<I>The Math Book The Physics Book Death &amp; the Afterlife</I>) explores the historic and current applications of AI in such diverse fields as computing medicine popular culture mythology and philosophy and considers the enduring threat to humanity should AI grow out of control. Across 100 illustrated entries Pickover provides an entertaining and informative look into when artificial intelligence began how it developed where it&#146;s going and what it means for the future of human-machine interaction.</DIV></DIV>