TECHNOLOGY TODAY AND THE FUTURE
A Clear Guide to Artificial Intelligence, Its Uses, Its Risks and Where It Is Heading
About this book
Artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction. It is in your phone, your bank, your hospital and your classroom.
Technology Today and the Future is a clear, friendly introduction to AI for students, teachers and curious readers. You do not need a technical background. Each idea is explained in plain language, with real examples and simple diagrams.
Inside this book, you will learn:
What AI is, and how it grew from ancient stories of mechanical beings to modern machine learning
How machine learning, neural networks and deep learning work
The difference between narrow AI and general AI, and between symbolic AI and machine learning
How AI is used in healthcare, finance, transport, farming and the creative arts
The ethical questions every user should understand, including bias, privacy, transparency and accountability
The technical and social challenges of AI, from job displacement to regulation
How humans and AI can work together through human-centered design and augmented intelligence
The technologies shaping the coming years, from quantum computing to renewable energy
Real case studies of AI successes and failures, and what each one teaches
Why AI literacy matters, and how it is changing education
How countries, companies and universities around the world cooperate and compete
Built for learning. Every chapter opens with clear learning objectives and closes with a summary. Key terms, comparison tables and diagrams make the material easy to revise.
Who is it for?
Secondary school and college students, teachers and trainers, vocational and technical learners, young professionals, and anyone who wants to understand the technology changing our world.
AI will not decide the future by itself. People will. Start building the knowledge to take part.