Artificial Intelligence: Building Smarter Machines

by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

In 2011 a computer named Watson outscored two human competitors on the TV quiz show Jeopardy and snagged the million-dollar prize. Watson isn't the only machine keeping up with humans. The field of artificial intelligence (AI) is booming, with drones, robots, and computers handling tasks that once only humans could perform.

Such advances raise challenging questions. Do Watson and other computers really think? Can machines acquire self-awareness?...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512418269
• ISBN13: 9781512418262
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12