Artificial intelligence What everyone needs to know
Book - 2016
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press
2016.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xvi, 165 pages ; 21 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780190602390
9780190602383
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Defining Artificial Intelligence
- What is artificial intelligence?
- Is Al a real science?
- Can a computer ever really be smarter than a human being?
- 2. The Intellectual History of Artificial Intelligence
- Where did the term artificial intelligence come from?
- What were the Dartmouth conference participants hoping to accomplish?
- How did early Al researchers approach the problem?
- What is the "physical symbol system hypothesis"?
- What is (or was) expert systems?
- What is planning?
- What is machine learning?
- What are artificial neural networks?
- How did machine learning arise?
- Which approach is better, symbolic reasoning or machine learning?
- What are some of the most important historical milestones in Al?
- 3. Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence
- What are the main areas of research and development in At?
- What is robotics?
- What is computer vision?
- What is speech recognition?
- What is natural language processing?
- 4. Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
- What is the philosophy of AI?
- What is "strong" versus "weak" AI?
- Can a computer "think"?
- Can a computer have free will?
- Can a computer be conscious?
- Can a computer "feel"?
- 5. Artificial Intelligence and the Law
- How will Al affect the law?
- How will Al change the practice of law?
- How is Al used to help lawyers?
- What is computational law?
- Can a computer program enter into agreements and contracts?
- Should an intelligent agent be limited in what it is permitted to do?
- Should people bear full responsibility for their intelligent agents?
- Should an Al system be permitted to own property?
- Can an Al system commit a crime?
- Can't we just program computers to obey the law?
- How can an Al system be held accountable for criminal acts?
- 6. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Labor
- Are robots going to take away our jobs?
- What new tasks will Al systems automate?
- Which jobs are most and least at risk?
- How will Al affect blue-collar workers?
- How will Al affect white-collar professions?
- 7. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Social Equity
- Who's going to benefit from this technological revolution?
- Are the disruptive effects inevitable?
- What's wrong with a labor-based economy?
- Don't we need a thriving middle class to drive demand?
- Are there alternatives to a labor-based society?
- How can we distribute future assets more equitably?
- How can we support the unemployed without government handouts?
- Why should people work if they could live comfortably without doing so?
- 8. Possible Future Impacts of Artificial Intelligence
- Is progress in Al accelerating?
- What is the "singularity"?
- When might the singularity occur?
- Is runaway superintelligence a legitimate concern?
- Will artificially intelligent systems ever get loose and go wild?
- How can we minimize the future risks?
- What are the benefits and risks of making computers and robots that act like people?
- How are our children likely to regard Al systems?
- Will I ever be able to upload myself into a computer?
- Index