Per month, Pathfinder It offers you a selection of books that allow you to understand a topic related to digital technology. On this article’s first list: artificial intelligence.
Social networks, artificial intelligence (AI), web3… digital can be very complex. To help you, Pathfinder You will submit five books each month dedicated to a topic so that you can understand it. The first article of this monthly meeting is devoted to artificial intelligence or artificial intelligence, a topic that appears very often – if not every day – on the carpet, especially with those that allow content creation such as ChatGPT or Dall -E 2. This technology is also found in discovery systems Diseases, bots or recommendation algorithms on social networks.
But what is artificial intelligence? How do we understand this technology that exists in many areas of society? Here are five books that will help you, children and adults alike.
Artificial intelligence does not exist
While we are talking about artificial intelligence, the question that arises is whether this technology is really smart. As far as can be said right away: the answer is no. If these systems seem intelligent, they are far from it, as they are trained on vast amounts of data and optimized by humans. This is why Luke Julia, the co-creator of Apple’s Siri voice assistant, asserts loud and clear in his book that artificial intelligence does not exist. The aim of this book: “Destroy the misconceptions and imaginations that surround artificial intelligence today.”
“In this book, I invite you to follow me (…) in the footsteps of this famous ‘artificial intelligence’ about which we hear so much nonsense, to understand what exactly it is and to anticipate what we can book in the future”, says Luke Julia. S’adressant, entre autres, aux personnes qui ne comprennent rien à cette technologie, il explique pourquoi on emploie cette expression alors que cette discipline n’a rien à avoir avec l’intelligence, indiquant que tout est parti d’un male nintendo remontant à its origin.
Artificial intelligence does not existby Luc Julia, first edition, 287 pages, € 17.99.
Artificial intelligence in 5 minutes a day
Machine learning, deepfakes, facial recognition…the world of AI is as vast as it is difficult to comprehend. However, Stéphane d’Ascoli, a researcher at the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, offers to understand the basics of this technology in five minutes a day by presenting each concept in the form of a short lesson. “If you open this book, it is definitely because you want to understand something about this mysterious technological revolution.”as it says in the first pages of it.
He remembers that AI fascinates as much as it worries him, and talks about the birth of this technology, the algorithms, and the importance of the data that makes it possible to train these systems or even automatic translators and autonomous cars. He even provides a small glossary of artificial intelligence at the end of his book. “The goal of this book is certainly not to endlessly address their challenges, but rather to present their inner workings in a clear and intuitive way.”says Stephane Dascoli.
Artificial intelligence in 5 minutes a dayBy Stephane d’Ascoli, 1st edition, 160 pp., € 2.99.
AI 2042: Ten scenarios for our future
In this book, computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee and science fiction author Chen Qiufan presents – as the title suggests – ten scenarios in which artificial intelligence plays a major role, from future medicine to augmented cities.deep) or work automation. In each fantasy, they offer to transport the reader into a realistic future and then provide scientific analysis to reveal certainty about the possible.
“It is considered AI2042 Not as science fiction but “science fiction” »Kai-fu Lee says in the introduction to the book. The first seven stories focus on the applications of AI in different industries, but also on its ethical and societal implications. The last three focus on the social and geopolitical issues raised by AI, such as the disappearance of traditional jobs or the autonomous arms race. With these scenarios, the authors hope, among other things, to allow readers to deepen [leur] Understanding what artificial intelligence is and the challenges it poses.
AI 2042: Ten scenarios for our futureby Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan, Les Arènes edition, 498 pages, €24.90.
Understanding artificial intelligence
While AI is already difficult for adults to understand, it can be even more difficult for children. Faced with this difficulty, suggests Nicolas Saboré, professor of computer science at the University Paris-Saclay Understanding artificial intelligencea book explaining how this technology works With “simple words and fun illustrations”. This book is for both adults and teens who are interested in, but don’t have, artificial intelligence Keys to understanding this field.
Concretely, the author intends to allow, in each chapter, to discover a new facet of artificial intelligence and “Take a measure of the possibilities offered by this promising field”. It explains how the so-called “smart” machines work, describes the possibilities offered by algorithms, addresses the question of the place of this technology in our society and much more.
Understanding artificial intelligenceBy Nicolas Saboret, Ellipses Editions, 14 euros.
What is artificial intelligence?
The last book on this list is also for kids. More precisely, it is a special issue of the journal Western France It lets you find out what AI is through 80 pages of investigations, games, history, photos, and interviews with experts like Aurélie Jean and Yann LeCun. Readers can find various references there such as Jarvis, a personal AI designed by Tony Stark and used for his shields or voice assistants like Siri.
With this special version, it is also possible to scan pages with your smartphone using the ARGOplay (formerly SnapPress) app to bring them to life. There then will appear videos for magician spiritan educational media founded by Frédéric Courant, and co-host of the programme This is not rocket science. It brings the magazine’s explanations to life, for example telling readers how artificial intelligence works.
What is artificial intelligence?Collective, Ouest France Editions, 9 euros.
