The Shortest History of AI

'If your brain tends to seize up with fear or incomprehension at the mention of AI, this concise and entertaining history is for you' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
Since Alan Turing asked 'Can machines think?' artificial intelligence has grown from a pipe dream into a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this journey, from Ada Lovelace's visionary work to Deep Blue's shocking defeat of chess world champion Garry Kasparov and the recent barnstorming emergence of ChatGPT.
This expert, illuminating book distils AI into six key ideas, equipping readers to understand where we have been - and where we may be heading.

TOBY WALSH is one of the world's leading researchers in artificial intelligence. He is a professor of artificial intelligence at the University of New South Wales and chief scientist at its new AI institute, UNSW.ai. He has been profiled by The New York Times and is the author of several books about AI for general readers, including Machines Behaving Badly and Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World. His Twitter (X) account was voted in the top ten to follow to keep abreast of developments in AI.