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Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence: The Past, Present, and Future of AI (Hardcover)

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By Philip L. Frana (Editor), Michael J. Klein (Editor)
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Description


This authoritative reference work will provide readers with a complete overview of artificial intelligence (AI), including its historic development and current status, existing and projected AI applications, and present and potential future impact on the United States and the world.

Some people believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize modern life in ways that improve human existence. Others say that the promise of AI is overblown. Still others contend that AI applications could pose a grave threat to the economic security of millions of people by taking their jobs and otherwise rendering them "obsolete"--or, even worse, that AI could actually spell the end of the human race.

This volume will help users understand the reasons AI development has both spirited defenders and alarmed critics; explain theories and innovations like Moore's Law, mindcloning, and Technological Singularity that drive AI research and debate; and give readers the information they need to make their own informed judgment about the promise and peril of this technology. All of this coverage is presented using language and terminology accessible to a lay audience.

About the Author


Philip L. Frana, PhD, is associate professor of interdisciplinary liberal studies and independent scholars and associate dean of the Honors College at James Madison University. Michael J. Klein, PhD, is associate professor of writing, rhetoric, and technical communication and director of the Cohen Center for the Humanities at James Madison University.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781440853265
ISBN-10: 1440853266
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication Date: April 7th, 2021
Pages: 408
Language: English