A timely and important book that explores the history and future, as well as the
societal and ethical implications, of Artificial Intelligence as we approach the
cusp of a fourth industrial revolution
Zarkadakis explores one of humankind's oldest love-hate relationships?our ties
with artificial intelligence, or AI. He traces AI's origins in ancient myth,
through literary classics like Frankenstein, to today's sci-fi blockbusters,
arguing that a fascination with AI is hardwired into the human psyche. He
explains AI's history, technology, and potential; its manifestations in
intelligent machines; its connections to neurology and consciousness, as well
as?perhaps most tellingly?what AI reveals about us as human beings.
In Our Own Image argues