Artificial Intelligence is no longer science fiction - it writes, draws,
codes, and reasons alongside us every day. This book is your field
guide to understanding it: not as a mysterious magic box, but as a tool
you can question, direct, and use wisely.
Each chapter builds on the last. You will travel from the history of Al, through
how it actually works, into practical study strategies, real case studies, the
ethics every citizen should know, and finally your own first lines of Python code.
Along the way you'll meet a recurring idea: Al is a coach, never a crutch.
Look out for these recurring features designed to help you study:
- Infographics wrapped beside the text turn big ideas into a single glance.
Key-term boxes collect the vocabulary you'll want to remember.
- Try-it exercises turn reading into doing - the fastest route to real
understanding.
- Quick Reviews at each chapter's end let you test yourself; answers wait in
Appendix D.
Read with a pen, argue with the pages, and try every prompt and program
yourself. The goal is not to memorise this book - it is to think more clearly
because of it.
Happy exploring,
Pawan Maheshwari
Bengaluru, 2026
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