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This Book Is An Original Treatment Of Artificial Intelligence That Takes A Unique, Integrative View Of It With Respect To All Human Knowledge. To Aid The Reader In Understanding This Complex Subject, The Book Is Divided Into Three Sections That Deal With The Technology, The Theory Of Knowing That Ai Employs, And Ai's Interaction With Society And How That Will Affect Its Use And Influence. It Has Over 140 Illustrations, Most Original And In Color, Plus 23 Summary Tables For Easy Reference. Tom Fowler Has Written The Definitive Analysis Of Artificial Intelligence, Explaining What It Actually Is, How It Works, What It Can Do Well And What It Cannot, And How Cost-effective It Is Likely To Be As Time Goes On. This Book Is Critical To Understanding Ai And Its Future Because: (1) The Author Offers Both A Philosophical An A Practical Understanding Of The Vast Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Actual Human Intelligence, So That We Can Understand What Ai Can Do Well And What It Cannot; (2) He Examines The Hard Limits (costs Of Development, Resource Consumption, And Available Data For Training) Of Ai Systems; And (3) He Explores The Nature Of The Interaction Between Ai Technology And Human Society, Along With The Need For Human Oversight. This Is The Key Text For An Accurate Understanding Of The Questions And Issues Surrounding Artificial Intelligence, Its Present Value, And Its Future Prospects. Dr. Jeffrey Mirus President, Trinity Communications-- Provided By Publisher.