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IN SHORT: What the media calls "Artificial Intelligence" is anything but. We are nowhere near such an accomplishment. But our feeble attempts are not without some surprises and entertainment.
If you are mildly interested in "A.I." and want to know a little bit about the current state (and problems) of "smart" computers/programs/robots, this wouldn't be a bad book to start with. It's pretty much layperson level, and has some mild humor as well.
VERDICT: 2.33 stars for me, but probably deserves 3+. Repetitive and not as deep as I'd hoped. But the tales of so-called "intelligent" programs/robots doing stupid things--or, more precisely, "solving" tasks in odd ways due to inadequate programming by humans--made this read worthwhile.
P.S. Amazon Alexa is NOT artificial intelligence (please ignore all advertisements; they lie). Also: do not volunteer to ride in a self-driving vehicle any time soon.
If you are mildly interested in "A.I." and want to know a little bit about the current state (and problems) of "smart" computers/programs/robots, this wouldn't be a bad book to start with. It's pretty much layperson level, and has some mild humor as well.
VERDICT: 2.33 stars for me, but probably deserves 3+. Repetitive and not as deep as I'd hoped. But the tales of so-called "intelligent" programs/robots doing stupid things--or, more precisely, "solving" tasks in odd ways due to inadequate programming by humans--made this read worthwhile.
P.S. Amazon Alexa is NOT artificial intelligence (please ignore all advertisements; they lie). Also: do not volunteer to ride in a self-driving vehicle any time soon.