Dimensions
129 x 179 x 7mm
A Beginner's Guide to Robotics and Man-Made Minds.
Computers can carry out an incredible range of useful tasks quickly and efficiently, but what they do not think about is what they are doing: they simply follow complex sets of instructions. Can computers be programmed to exhibit intelligent behaviour? Is it possible to give a computer a mind of its own?
In this up-to-the-minute guide, popular science writer Jack Challoner explains the various approaches to giving computers some intelligence, examines the burning philosophical issues of artificial intelligence research and peers into the future to ask what use it may be to us.
'Essential Science' guides use a stimulating mix of lively illustrations and expert, jargon-free text to explain the most important scientific topics of the day - more clearly than ever before.
