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**Melanie Mitchell separates science fact from science fiction in this sweeping examination of the current state of AI and how it is remaking our world** No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now reveals AI’s turbulent history and the recent spate of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears surrounding it. In __Artificial Intelligence__, Mitchell turns to the most urgent questions concerning AI today: How intelligent―really―are the best AI programs? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike do we expect them to become, and how soon do we need to worry about them surpassing us? Along the way, she introduces the dominant models of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought underpinning recent achievements. She meets with fellow experts such as Douglas Hofstadter, the cognitive scientist and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the modern classic __Gödel, Escher, Bach__, who explains why he is “terrified” about the future of AI. She explores the profound disconnect between the hype and the actual achievements in AI, providing a clear sense of what the field has accomplished and how much further it has to go. Interweaving stories about the science of AI and the people behind it, __Artificial Intelligence__ brims with clear-sighted, captivating, and accessible accounts of the most interesting and provocative modern work in the field, flavored with Mitchell’s humor and personal observations. This frank, lively book is an indispensable guide to understanding today’s AI, its quest for “human-level” intelligence, and its impact on the future for us all. Ningunha empresa científica recente resultou tan atractiva, aterradora e chea de promesas extravagantes e frustrantes reveses como a intelixencia artificial. A galardoada autora Melanie Mitchell, unha científica informática líder, agora revela a turbulenta historia da IA e a recente serie de aparentes éxitos, grandes esperanzas e temores emerxentes que a rodean. En Intelixencia Artificial, Mitchell aborda as preguntas máis urxentes sobre a IA na actualidade: Cuán intelixentes, en realidade, son os mellores programas de IA? Como traballan? Que poden facer realmente e cando fallan? Cuán humanos esperamos que se convertan e cuán pronto debemos preocuparnos de que nos superen? No camiño, presenta os modelos dominantes de intelixencia artificial moderna e aprendizaxe automática, describindo programas de intelixencia artificial de vangarda, os seus inventores humanos e as liñas históricas de pensamento que sustentan os logros recentes. Reúnese con outros expertos como Douglas Hofstadter, o científico cognitivo e autor gañador do premio Pulitzer do clásico moderno Gödel, Escher, Bach, quen explica por que está "aterrorizado" polo futuro da IA. Ela explora a profunda desconexión entre a esaxeración e os logros reais en IA, proporcionando unha idea clara do que logrou o campo e canto máis ten que ir. Entretejiendo historias sobre a ciencia da IA e as persoas detrás dela, a intelixencia artificial excede con relatos claros, cativadores e accesibles do traballo moderno máis interesante e provocativo no campo, condimentado co humor e as observacións persoais de Mitchell. Este libro franco e animado é unha guía indispensable para comprender a IA actual, a súa procura de intelixencia "a nivel humano" e o seu impacto no futuro para todos nós No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now reveals AI's turbulent history and the recent spate of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears surrounding it. In Artificial Intelligence, Mitchell turns to the most urgent questions concerning AI today: How intelligent--really--are the best AI programs? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike do we expect them to become, and how soon do we need to worry about them surpassing us? Along the way, she introduces the dominant models of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought underpinning recent achievements. She meets with fellow experts such as Douglas Hofstadter, the cognitive scientist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the modern classic Gödel, Escher, Bach, who explains why he is "terrified" about the future of AI. She explores the profound disconnect between the hype and the actual achievements in AI, providing a clear sense of what the field has accomplished and how much further it has to go.Interweaving stories about the science of AI and the people behind it, Artificial Intelligence brims with clear-sighted, captivating, and accessible accounts of the most interesting and provocative modern work in the field, flavored with Mitchell's humor and personal observations. This frank, lively book is an indispensable guide to understanding today's AI, its quest for "human-level" intelligence, and its impact on the future for us all-- Provided by publisher No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now reveals AI's turbulent history and the recent spate of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears surrounding it. In Artificial Intelligence, Mitchell turns to the most urgent questions concerning AI today: How intelligent--really--are the best AI programs? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike do we expect them to become, and how soon do we need to worry about them surpassing us? Along the way, she introduces the dominant models of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought underpinning recent achievements. She meets with fellow experts such as Douglas Hofstadter, the cognitive scientist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the modern classic Gödel, Escher, Bach, who explains why he is "terrified" about the future of AI. She explores the profound disconnect between the hype and the actual achievements in AI, providing a clear sense of what the field has accomplished and how much further it has to go. Interweaving stories about the science of AI and the people behind it, Artificial Intelligence brims with clear-sighted, captivating, and accessible accounts of the most interesting and provocative modern work in the field, flavored with Mitchell's humor and personal observations. This frank, lively book is an indispensable guide to understanding today's AI, its quest for "human-level" intelligence, and its impact on the future for us all. -- back cover No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. An award-winning author and leading computer scientist reveals its turbulent history and the recent surge of successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears that surround AI