简介：ProfessorJimal-Khalilitakesasharp-wittedandrefreshinglyoptimisticlookathowwehavecreatedmachinesthatcansimulate,augment,andevenoutperformthehumanmind-andwhyweshouldnotletthisspookus. FollowinginthefootstepsofBBCFour’saward-winningmathsfilmslikeTheJoyOfStatsandTheJoyOfData,thislatestunreservedlygeekyadventureseesphysicistProfessorJimAl-KhalilitellthestoryofthepursuitofAI,theemergenceofmachinelearningandtherecentbreakthroughsbroughtaboutbyartificialneuralnetworks.HeshowshowAIisnotonlychangingourworld,butalsochallengingourveryideasofintelligenceandconsciousness. Alongtheway,JimwillshowhowspamfiltersuseAItoweedout‘v!agr@’aswellas‘Viagra’fromyourinbox;meetacutting-edgechatbottofindouthowitkeepstheconversationflowing(andwhereitreallystartstostruggle);seewhyjustafewalteredpixelsmakesacomputerthinkitislookingatatromboneratherthanadog;andtalktoDemisHassabis,theAIwizardwhoheadsDeepMind,whosestatedmissionis"tosolveintelligenceandthenusethattosolveeverythingelse". JimlearnshowAIisapotentnewtoolthatcanhelpenhanceourlives,notreplaceus.Andbesides-Jimfindsout-theaveragetoddlerisstillsmarterthananycomputerevermade(yet). InthenameofresearchJimalsogoesforaspininaself-drivingcar,playschessasifhewereacomputerprogrammewrittenover70yearsago,anddiscoverswhya…