Introducing Artificial Intelligence - Paperback

by Henry Brighton (Author), Howard Selina (Illustrator)

Artificial Intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction.

Half a century of research has resulted in machines capable of beating the best human chess players, and humanoid robots which are able to walk and interact with us. But how similar is this 'intelligence' to our own? Can machines really think? Is the mind just a complicated computer program?

Addressing major issues in the design of intelligent machines, such as consciousness and environment, and covering everything from the influential groundwork of Alan Turing to the cutting-edge robots of today, Introducing Artificial Intelligence is a uniquely accessible illustrated introduction to this fascinating area of science.

Author Biography

Henry Brighton is a research scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, where he explores cognition-inspired approaches to Artificial Intelligence. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and a research scientist at SHARP Laboratories of Europe, Oxford.

Howard Selina studied painting at St. Martin's School of Art and the Royal Academy in London, where he now lives and works. He has also illustrated Introducing series titles on Evolution and Consciousness.