Artificial Intelligence: Rise of the Lightspeed Learners

AI is a self-learning machine that is important and is affecting our lives. Charles Jennings' new book, Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of the Lightspeed Learners, presents sides of AI that most people have never considered before, such as the fact that surprises are a main product of AIs and that AI cybersecurity is more critical than traditional IT security. He also explores the global AI ecosystem and provides a stark assessment of AI activity in China.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 08 August 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Self-learning machines called AIs are popping up all around us. They're real, and they're really important. They're affecting our lives as workers, consumers, investors, citizens, patients, and students. AIs bring huge promise, but they also pose an existential risk. The biggest risk isn't killer robots; it's the renegade leaders, despots, and unrestrained hackers everywhere we should worry about.

Charles Jennings' insightful new book, "Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of the Lightspeed Learners," presents sides of AI that most people have never even considered before. That surprises are a primary product of AIs. That AI cybersecurity is much more critical than traditional IT security. That, as Vladimir Putin put it, "the country that leads in AI will control the world." Jennings blends insights into Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., and Beijing with insider AI stories, irreverent humor, and strong opinions. He explores the global AI ecosystem from Cambridge to Beijing and provides a stark assessment of AI activity in China, where he lived for two years working with senior government officials. He claims that the U.S. and China are in an AI horserace that will be the most important technology contest ever, with the outcome still very much in doubt.

Consisting of stories, musings, interviews, and more, it provides a timely and accessible explanation of AI and its key issues to the general reading public.

Weight: 344g
Dimension: 151 x 230 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538185438