As the New Year of 2021 begins,
Alan produced a popular science classic in the field of artificial intelligence
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence, 2nd Ed.
First-line experts interpret the history and future of AI
Fully grasp the development context of AI and deeply understand the essence of artificial intelligence
A quick start AI guide for the general reader
An in-depth guide to AI for professional readers
Since its launch in December 2017, a Brief History of Artificial Intelligence has been highly recognized by industry experts and widely praised by readers for its unique professionalism, thoughtfulness and interest. It has not only become the best-selling popular science book in the field of artificial intelligence, but also has won many awards and honors, such as the Wu Wenjun Award for Artificial Intelligence Science and Technology, which is known as “The Highest Award for Intelligent Science and Technology in China”, the Award for Excellent Publications in China, the Wenjin Book Award, and the 2017 China Good Books.
Over the course of three years, Based on suggestions and feedback from readers,
Made many additions and revisions to the popular science work,
Wrote a whole new chapter,
Added the latest progress and literature in the last two years,
To supplement the artificial intelligence evolution path and the human relationship diagram,
To create a practical mind map,
More convenient for readers to understand and read.
This book features
Comprehensive, in-depth, lively and interesting, professional, thoughtful and interesting. There are not only the ins and outs of the subject, but also the anecdotes of the characters, as well as the brilliant and sharp comments and other rare “gossip” and ridicule in the book. It is suitable for both professional and general readers.
The 2nd edition uses hardcover double seal, bronzing technology, exquisite binding, the text uses high-grade pure paper, delicate feel, better reading experience.
1. Nick, an artificial intelligence front-line expert, has profound skills, profound knowledge and unique insights.
Author Nick is a front-line expert with a deep professional background.
He graduated from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Massachusetts. In his early years, he worked at Harvard and HEWLETT-PACKARD, and then started his own business in Silicon Valley. He has done research in computer science and philosophy for many years.
In addition, Nick and many people in the history of ARTIFICIAL intelligence, or friends, or familiar with the history of ARTIFICIAL intelligence anecdotes, easy to pick up.
2. The content is professional and comprehensive, covering almost all fields of artificial intelligence.
This book covers the origins of artificial intelligence, automatic theorem proving, expert systems and knowledge maps, neural networks, natural language processing, genetic algorithms, deep learning, reinforcement learning, computational theory, super intelligence, philosophical issues, future trends and more.
It not only clearly combs the development vein and evolution path of artificial intelligence, tells the historical changes of various disciplines, but also comments on the success and failure of the development process, and expounds the philosophy and principle behind the development of technology.
3. Vivid and three-dimensional portrayal of characters, anecdotes and anecdotes emerge endlessly.
Nick’s writing style is vivid, especially good at narrative interest, the book almost does not contain mathematical formulas and unusual proper nouns, but the history is easy to understand, full of fun, so that readers without professional background can easily understand.
Narrating the 60-plus years of AI development and introducing more than 200 thinkers, scientists and scholars, the author recounts the characters, stories and ideological ups and downs in a humorous and lighthearted way that will leave you hungry and memorable. And all of this is serious, real, based on rich historical facts, not loose talk or parrot.
4. Extensive and rigorous research, rich historical materials in the FIELD of AI have been collected and verified.
Excellent historical reading is inseparable from the support of a large number of credible documents and historical materials.
The rich historical materials in this book are rare. They not only cover the classic works and papers in the field of ARTIFICIAL intelligence, but also all kinds of relevant conference materials, newspapers and magazines. The author also listened to nearly 100 hours of interviews with masters in the field of artificial intelligence. Studied the proceedings of all the Japanese 5th generation conferences (the 1988 conference proceedings alone had three volumes of 1,300 pages).
5. A bibliographic guide is attached to each chapter to provide practical reading guidance.
At the end of each chapter, there is a detailed literature analysis and wonderful comments to provide you with practical reading suggestions and guidance for further study.
Content abstract
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence gives a comprehensive account of the history of artificial intelligence, covering almost all fields of artificial intelligence. It gives a comprehensive review and in-depth comment on artificial intelligence with a broad vision and vivid language. Many of the characters in this book are known to the author as teachers, friends or acquaintances.
In the second edition, new contents are added to each chapter, and a new chapter 13 is added, sorting out the evolution routes of the major factions of ARTIFICIAL intelligence and the inheritance relationship of characters for readers’ reference.
The book is highly professional, thoughtful and interesting. It is not only suitable for ordinary readers who lack professional background to understand the ins and outs of ARTIFICIAL intelligence, but also suitable for professionals to understand the little-known history of ARTIFICIAL intelligence and provide in-depth guidance.
Author’s brief introduction
Nick, the director of Wuzhen Think tank, once worked at Harvard and HP. He was taught by artificial intelligence masters in his early years. Later, he made venture investments and traveled between mainland China and Silicon Valley. He has published many of his works in Shanghai Review of Books and Communications of Chinese Computer Society, as well as UNIX SYSTEM V Kernel Analysis and Philosophical Commentary.
Experts recommend
“‘ A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence ‘is not only a serious history of faith, but also easy to understand, with the nature of popular science, and more rare is full of fun, so people can not put down a read.” “– MAO Decao, computer expert and chief scientist of New Science and Technology at Zhejiang University Network
“A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence is very useful for building a panoramic understanding of AI. “Nick gives an in-depth, but not boring, account of the ins and outs of AI, and why it works and doesn’t work.” — Bao Jie, CEO of Wenyin Internet
“Nick takes a thorough look at the history of ARTIFICIAL intelligence, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject’s origins, rise and fall, as well as a thorough discussion of its problems, from expert systems to deep philosophical and ethical questions. “It is a good introduction to artificial intelligence, with valuable historical photos and interesting writing.” “– Zhang Junping, professor of Science and Technology at Fudan University
“I am moved by Nick’s original intention to write this book, hoping to bring the history of ARTIFICIAL intelligence to the public and provide a guide and direction for non-professionals to enter the field of ARTIFICIAL intelligence. It is a rare and excellent book on artificial intelligence science popularization.” “– Xiao Jing, Chief scientist of Ping An Group
In the New Year, invest in yourself better,
Follow experts on the front line, upgrade cognition,
Standing on the shoulders of giants, taking in the view of artificial intelligence,
Gain valuable knowledge, experience and wisdom.
