Artificial Intelligence For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

**Step into the future with AI** The term "Artificial Intelligence" has been around since the 1950s, but a lot has changed since then. Today, AI is referenced in the news, books, movies, and TV shows, and the exact definition is often misinterpreted. __Artificial Intelligence For Dummies__ provides a clear introduction to AI and how it’s being used today. Inside, you’ll get a clear overview of the technology, the common misconceptions surrounding it, and a fascinating look at its applications in everything from self-driving cars and drones to its contributions in the medical field. * Learn about what AI has contributed to society * Explore uses for AI in computer applications * Discover the limits of what AI can do * Find out about the history of AI The world of AI is fascinating—and this hands-on guide makes it more accessible than ever! Title Page......Page 5 Copyright Page......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 9 Introduction......Page 17 About This Book......Page 18 Beyond the Book......Page 19 Where to Go from Here......Page 20 Part 1 Introducing AI......Page 21 Defining the Term AI......Page 23 Discerning intelligence......Page 24 Discovering four ways to define AI......Page 28 Understanding the History of AI......Page 30 Starting with symbolic logic at Dartmouth......Page 31 Overcoming the AI winters......Page 32 Considering AI Uses......Page 33 Avoiding AI Hype......Page 34 Connecting AI to the Underlying Computer......Page 35 Chapter 2 Defining the Role of Data......Page 37 Finding Data Ubiquitous in This Age......Page 38 Understanding Moore’s implications......Page 39 Using data everywhere......Page 40 Putting algorithms into action......Page 41 Considering the data sources......Page 43 Making human input more reliable......Page 44 Manicuring the Data......Page 46 Dealing with missing data......Page 47 Separating useful data from other data......Page 48 Commission......Page 49 Perspective......Page 50 Bias......Page 51 Frame of reference......Page 52 Defining the Limits of Data Acquisition......Page 53 Chapter 3 Considering the Use of Algorithms......Page 55 Understanding what algorithm means......Page 56 Starting from planning and branching......Page 57 Playing adversarial games......Page 60 Using local search and heuristics......Page 62 Discovering the Learning Machine......Page 65 Leveraging expert systems......Page 66 Introducing machine learning......Page 68 Touching new heights......Page 69 Chapter 4 Pioneering Specialized Hardware......Page 71 Understanding the standard hardware......Page 72 Describing standard hardware deficiencies......Page 73 Using GPUs......Page 75 Considering the Von Neumann bottleneck......Page 76 Defining the GPU......Page 77 Creating a Specialized Processing Environment......Page 78 Increasing Hardware Capabilities......Page 79 Adding Specialized Sensors......Page 80 Devising Methods to Interact with the Environment......Page 81 Part 2 Considering the Uses of AI in Society......Page 83 Chapter 5 Seeing AI Uses in Computer Applications......Page 85 Using AI in typical applications......Page 86 Realizing AI‘s wide range of fields......Page 87 Considering the Chinese Room argument......Page 88 Seeing How AI Makes Applications Friendlier......Page 89 Considering the kinds of corrections......Page 90 Understanding why automated corrections don’t work......Page 91 Getting suggestions based on past actions......Page 92 Obtaining the wrong suggestions......Page 93 Considering AI-based Errors......Page 94 Chapter 6 Automating Common Processes......Page 97 Making tasks more interesting......Page 98 Helping humans work more efficiently......Page 99 Considering how AI can’t reduce boredom......Page 100 Developing various levels of automation......Page 101 Using more than just robots......Page 102 Relying on automation alone......Page 103 Seeing AI in avoiding safety issues......Page 104 Understanding that AI can’t eliminate safety issues......Page 105 Chapter 7 Using AI to Address Medical Needs......Page 107 Wearing helpful monitors......Page 108 Relying on critical wearable monitors......Page 109 Using movable monitors......Page 110 Using games for therapy......Page 111 Considering the use of exoskeletons......Page 113 Addressing Special Needs......Page 115 Relying on hardware augmentation......Page 116 Completing Analysis in New Ways......Page 117 Making surgical suggestions......Page 118 Assisting a surgeon......Page 119 Replacing the surgeon with monitoring......Page 120 Working with medical records......Page 121 Making procedures safer......Page 122 Creating better medications......Page 123 Combining Robots and Medical Professionals......Page 124 Chapter 8 Relying on AI to Improve Human Interaction......Page 125 Developing New Ways to Communicate......Page 126 Automating language translation......Page 127 Incorporating body language......Page 129 Creating connections......Page 130 Defining trends......Page 131 Using Multimedia......Page 132 Shifting data spectrum......Page 133 Augmenting human senses......Page 134 Part 3 Working with Software-Based AI Applications......Page 135 Chapter 9 Performing Data Analysis for AI......Page 137 Defining Data Analysis......Page 138 Understanding why analysis is important......Page 140 Reconsidering the value of data......Page 141 Defining Machine Learning......Page 142 Understanding how machine learning works......Page 143 Understanding the benefits of machine learning......Page 145 Being useful; being mundane......Page 146 Specifying the limits of machine learning......Page 147 Considering How to Learn from Data......Page 148 Supervised learning......Page 149 Reinforcement learning......Page 150 Chapter 10 Employing Machine Learning in AI......Page 151 Discovering five main approaches to AI learning......Page 152 Delving into the three most promising AI learning approaches......Page 155 Exploring the Truth in Probabilities......Page 156 Determining what probabilities can do......Page 157 Considering prior knowledge......Page 159 Envisioning the world as a graph......Page 162 Predicting outcomes by splitting data......Page 166 Making decisions based on trees......Page 168 Pruning overgrown trees......Page 170 Chapter 11 Improving AI with Deep Learning......Page 171 Starting with the miraculous perceptron......Page 172 Considering simple neural networks......Page 175 Figuring out the secret is in the weights......Page 176 Introducing Deep Learning......Page 177 Explaining the difference in deep learning......Page 179 Finding even smarter solutions......Page 180 Starting with character recognition......Page 183 Explaining how convolutions work......Page 184 Advancing using image challenges......Page 186 Memorizing sequences that matter......Page 187 Discovering the magic of AI conversations......Page 188 Making an AI compete against another AI......Page 190 Part 4 Working with AI in Hardware Applications......Page 195 Chapter 12 Developing Robots......Page 197 Defining Robot Roles......Page 198 Overcoming the sci-fi view of robots......Page 199 Knowing why it’s hard to be a humanoid......Page 202 Working with robots......Page 204 Considering the components......Page 207 Sensing the world......Page 208 Controlling a robot......Page 209 Chapter 13 Flying with Drones......Page 211 Flying unmanned to missions......Page 212 Meeting the quadcopter......Page 213 Defining Uses for Drones......Page 215 Seeing drones in nonmilitary roles......Page 216 Powering up drones using AI......Page 218 Understanding regulatory issues......Page 221 Chapter 14 Utilizing the AI-Driven Car......Page 223 Getting a Short History......Page 224 Climbing the six levels of autonomy......Page 225 Rethinking the role of cars in our lives......Page 226 Getting into a Self-Driving Car......Page 230 Putting all the tech together......Page 231 Letting AI into the scene......Page 232 Understanding it is not just AI......Page 233 Overcoming Uncertainty of Perceptions......Page 234 Introducing the car’s senses......Page 235 Putting together what you perceive......Page 237 Part 5 Considering the Future of AI......Page 239 Chapter 15 Understanding the Nonstarter Application......Page 241 Defining the limits of AI......Page 242 Entering a world of unrealistic expectations......Page 245 Considering the Effects of AI Winters......Page 246 Defining the causes of the AI winter......Page 247 Rebuilding expectations with new goals......Page 249 Creating Solutions in Search of a Problem......Page 250 Avoiding the infomercial......Page 251 Understanding when humans do it better......Page 252 Looking for the simple solution......Page 253 Chapter 16 Seeing AI in Space......Page 255 Seeing clearly for the first time......Page 256 Finding new places to go......Page 257 Creating new scientific principles......Page 258 Performing Space Mining......Page 259 Obtaining rare earths and other metals......Page 261 Enhancing communication......Page 263 Starting with the probe......Page 264 Relying on robotic missions......Page 265 Adding the human element......Page 267 Taking your first space vacation......Page 268 Industrializing space......Page 269 Using space for storage......Page 270 Chapter 17 Adding New Human Occupations......Page 271 Living and Working in Space......Page 272 Creating Cities in Hostile Environments......Page 273 Building cities in the ocean......Page 274 Creating space-based habitats......Page 275 Constructing moon-based resources......Page 276 Making Humans More Efficient......Page 277 Fixing Problems on a Planetary Scale......Page 279 Contemplating how the world works......Page 280 Locating potential sources of problems......Page 281 Defining potential solutions......Page 282 Trying again......Page 283 Part 6 The Part of Tens......Page 285 Chapter 18 Ten AI-Safe Occupations......Page 287 Nursing......Page 288 Solving developmental issues......Page 289 Inventing......Page 290 Imagining the unreal......Page 291 Monitoring situations in real time......Page 292 Separating fact from fiction......Page 293 Chapter 19 Ten Substantial Contributions of AI to Society......Page 295 Devising the active human foot......Page 296 Administering medications......Page 297 Advancing robot technologies......Page 298 Creating New Technology Environments......Page 299 Delivering goods to space stations......Page 300 Mining extraplanetary resources......Page 301 Exploring other planets......Page 302 Chapter 20 Ten Ways in Which AI Has Failed......Page 303 Interpreting, not analyzing......Page 304 Going beyond pure numbers......Page 305 Devising new data from old......Page 306 Implementing new senses......Page 307 Walking in someone’s shoes......Page 308 Making leaps of faith......Page 309 Index......Page 311 EULA......Page 339

Step into the future with AI

The term "Artificial Intelligence" has been around since the 1950s, but a lot has changed since then. Today, AI is referenced in the news, books, movies, and TV shows, and the exact definition is often misinterpreted. Artificial Intelligence For Dummies provides a clear introduction to AI and how it’s being used today.

Inside, you’ll get a clear overview of the technology, the common misconceptions surrounding it, and a fascinating look at its applications in everything from self-driving cars and drones to its contributions in the medical field.

• Learn about what AI has contributed to society
• Explore uses for AI in computer applications
• Discover the limits of what AI can do
• Find out about the history of AI

The world of AI is fascinating--and this hands-on guide makes it more accessible than ever! Step into the future with AI The term Artificial Intelligence has been around since the 1950s, but a lot has changed since then. Today, AI is referenced in the news, books, movies, and TV shows, and the exact definition is often misinterpreted. Artificial Intelligence For Dummies provides a clear introduction to AI and how it's being used today. Inside, you'll get a clear overview of the technology, the common misconceptions surrounding it, and a fascinating look at its applications in everything from self-driving cars and drones to its contributions in the medical field. Learn about what AI has contributed to society Explore uses for AI in computer applications Discover the limits of what AI can do Find out about the history of AI The world of AI is fascinating--and this hands-on guide makes it more accessible than ever! " "The term 'Artificial Intelligence' has been around since the 1950s, but a lot has changed since then. Today, AI is referenced in the news, books, movies, and TV shows, and the exact definition is often misinterpreted. Artificial Intelligence For Dummies provides a clear introduction to AI and how it's being used today. Inside, you'll get a clear overview of the technology, the common misconceptions surrounding it, and a fascinating look at its applications in everything from self-driving cars and drones to its contributions in the medical field"-- from Amazon description The term "Artificial Intelligence" has been around since the 1950s, but a lot has changed since then. Today, AI is referenced in the news, books, movies, and TV shows, and the exact definition is often misinterpreted. Artificial Intelligence For Dummies provides a clear introduction to AI and how it́09s being used today. Inside, you'll get a clear overview of the technology, the common misconceptions surrounding it, and a fascinating look at its applications in everything from self-driving cars and drones to its contributions in the medical field. --