The Quest for Artificial Intelligence: A History of Ideas and Achievements

by Nils J. Nilsson

Book Overview

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field within computer science that is attempting to build enhanced intelligence into computer systems. This book traces the history of the subject, from the early dreams of eighteenth-century (and earlier) pioneers to the more successful work of today's AI engineers. AI is becoming more and more a part of everyone's life. The technology is already embedded in face-recognizing cameras, speech-recognition software,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521122937
• ISBN13: 9780521122931
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 580 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"