Road to Conscious Machines: The Story of AI

The book "The Road to Conscious Machines" is a myth-busting guide to AI that challenges the prevailing narrative and reveals the true life-changing potential of the field. It explains the discoveries of AI's greatest pioneers and what today's researchers think and do.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 04 March 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

A Tremendous Book - Essential Reading for Everyone Seeking to Make Sense of Artificial Intelligence




Professor Sir Adrian Smith, Director and Chief Executive of the Alan Turing Institute, has written a myth-busting guide to AI past and present. In this comprehensive book, one of the world's leading researchers shows why our fears for the future are misplaced.


The ultimate dream of AI is to build machines that are like us: conscious and self-aware. While this remains a remote possibility, rapid progress in AI is already transforming our world. However, the public debate is still largely centered on unlikely prospects, such as sentient machines and dystopian robot takeovers.


In this lively and clear-headed guide, Michael Wooldridge challenges the prevailing narrative, revealing how the hype distracts us from both the more immediate risks that this technology poses, such as algorithmic bias and fake news, and the true life-changing potential of the field.


The Road to Conscious Machines elucidates the discoveries of AI's greatest pioneers, from Alan Turing to Demis Hassabis, and what today's researchers actually think and do.


Nobody understands the past, present, promise, and peril of this new technology better than Michael Wooldridge.


The definitive account has been written by Matt Ridley, author of "The Rational Optimist." This book is effortlessly readable and provides a perfect guide to the history and future of AI.


Tom Chivers, author of "The AI Does Not Hate You," also praised the book, stating that it is "effortlessly readable" and "the perfect guide to the history and future of AI."


Whether you are a tech enthusiast, a concerned citizen, or simply curious about the future of humanity, this book is a must-read. It will help you understand the complexities of AI, dispel myths, and explore the exciting possibilities that this technology presents.


So, grab a copy of "The Road to Conscious Machines" today and embark on a journey into the world of AI. You won't be disappointed!

Weight: 244g
Dimension: 110 x 179 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241333907