Artificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History:From Medieval Robots to Neural Networks

An illustrated journey through the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence, from popular science author Cliff Pickover.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 (The Math Book, The Physics Book, Death & the Afterlife) 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’s going, and what it means for the future of human-machine interaction.

Clifford Pickover has published over 50 books, translated into a dozen languages, on topics ranging from science and mathematics to religion, art and history. He received his PhD degree from Yale University and has been granted more than 400 US patents. He has also been elected a Fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry for “significant contributions to general public’s understanding of science, reason, and critical inquiry through scholarship, writing, and work in the media”. Other Fellows have included Carl Sagan and Isaac Asimov. Pickover has cultivated an extensive social media presence, with more than 28,000 Twitter followers and 3 million tweet-views a month. His book, ‘The Math Book’, won the Neumann Prize, which is awarded every two years for the best book in the history of mathematics aimed at a broad audience.Also available: Weather: An Illustrated History / Moon: An Illustrated History. Also by Cliff Pickover: The Math Book.