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Artificial Intelligence - 10 Things You Should Know
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An excellent, extremely up-to-date overview of the most important technological revolution in human history. - Prof. Jeff Clune, University of British Columbia If I were to recommend one book on AI, this would be it! - Dr Edward Hughes, LSE & Google DeepMind Explore humanity's most...
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An excellent, extremely up-to-date overview of the most important technological revolution in human history. - Prof. Jeff Clune, University of British Columbia
If I were to recommend one book on AI, this would be it! - Dr Edward Hughes, LSE & Google DeepMind
Explore humanity's most transformative technology: artificial intelligence...
In ten short and informative essays, Professor of AI at University College London, Tim Rocktäschel, reveals everything we need to know about artificial intelligence. From what the future holds for AI and why it continues to improve with more data, to how superhuman AI is attainable and why we still have to fold our own laundry, discover all of this and much, much more!
Artificial Intelligence - 10 Things You Should Know is an illuminating and engaging guide to the most important area of science and technology today.
Series: 10 Things You Should Know
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Artificial Intelligence - 10 Things You Should Know
An excellent, extremely up-to-date overview of the most important technological revolution in human history. - Prof. Jeff Clune, University of British Columbia If I were to recommend one book on AI, this would be it! - Dr Edward Hughes, LSE & Google DeepMind Explore humanity's most transformative technology: artificial intelligence... In ten short and informative essays, Professor of AI at...Hardback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781399626521
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 September 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Seven Dials
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 202.0mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Tim Rocktaschel is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at University College London, as well as a Researcher at Google DeepMind and a Scholar of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems. He obtained his Ph.D. from University College London.
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