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AI for Beginners
Series: For Beginners
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Artificial Intelligence is all about humans asking computers and other machines to think and even behave like humans, and to take on jobs that people find too difficult or too boring. But how do you actually define the term? What exactly can machines with AI already...
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Artificial Intelligence is all about humans asking computers and other machines to think and even behave like humans, and to take on jobs that people find too difficult or too boring. But how do you actually define the term? What exactly can machines with AI already do, and what might they be able to do in the future?
AI for Beginners answers all these questions—where answers exist—and raises debating points at every turn about what it all means.
Should we be asking machines to do creative tasks, such as writing and illustrating books? Do we need to worry if intelligent machines need to be treated like people? Is there a chance that machines might take over the world, either by accident or on purpose?
Is there any point going to school and doing homework if computers can do it all for us, and better?
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781805074366
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Hylton Warburton
Audience: Primary and secondary education, Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 177.0mm
Height: 247.0mm
Weight: 530g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Rachel spent 11 years studying and teaching philosophy at the universities of London and Oxford before joining Usborne. Since then she has written books on subjects ranging from knights, to food, to philosophy, as well as retelling folk stories, and writing children's versions of numerous novels. Rose grew up in Northumberland, studied Physiology at Oxford and looked after orphaned orangutans for a bit. She worked in the charity sector for ten years, writing about issues from renewable energy, to the safety of workers in Bangladesh. For Usborne, she's written books about engineering, business, computers and the environment.
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