The Shortest History of AI

by Toby Walsh

Genres: Nonfiction, Artificial Intelligence, Science

Paperback

About the author

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 leads a research group at Data61, Australia’s Centre of Excellence for ICT Research. He has been elected a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of AI for his contributions to AI research, and has won the prestigious Humboldt research award. He has previously held research positions in England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland and Sweden.

Reviews

[Dimitrios Mistriotis · Rating 5 out of 5]

What I want from such a book times ten. Explained things I wanted to be explained, introduced me things I was now aware of, reminded me things I’d forgotten.

Ofc I asked clawbot to research the book and author before I purchased it

[Leon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Before I read this short book I knew next to nothing about the development of AI and its future challenges. Now I know a little more and feel a bit more confident.

Isn't that the point of the 'Short History' series?

[Jerry]

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[Josh Goslett · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Very insightful book, highly recommended.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helped me understand AI and made me realize how AI is not “new”.

[Daniela · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun and interesting read for someone wanting to learn about AI. I appreciate the anecdotes, examples and length of this book!

[Dar]

Very clear explanation of the development and principles of AI. The author is optimistic - the negatives of AI are listed quickly in the last chapter. I liked the overview of the problems AI developers tried to solve, and what tools were applied to go further. Despite not having any subscriptions or using any free tokens, I use AI every day, e.g. identifying plants in iNaturalist - it's embedded in the app/website. I like knowing what's going on. Will not detail my many concerns here.