From early calculators to ChatGPT, this short book explains how humans created machines that can learn, reason, and even hold conversations.
For thousands of years humans have invented tools to extend their abilities. But what would it mean to build a tool that can think?
This short and accessible book tells the story of artificial intelligence — from early calculating machines and the first electronic computers to chess-playing supercomputers, learning algorithms, and modern language models such as ChatGPT. Along the way it explains how machines can learn patterns, make decisions, and even hold conversations that sometimes seem surprisingly human.
The World with Artificial Intelligence is written for curious readers who want to understand where AI came from and what it may mean for the future.
And fittingly, the story is told through a collaboration between a human author and an artificial intelligence system.
Ralf Funke
Ralf Funke studierte Philosophie, Geschichte und Politikwissenschaften in Bonn und Hamburg. Er arbeitet als Software-Entwickler, ist verheiratet und hat keine Kinder.
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