Robot book for children and adults - The fabulous history of artificial intelligence - From automatons to humanoid robots - Clifford A. Pickover, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc, Caroline Abolivier - Dunod Hachette

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From the first automatons to facial recognition and humanoid robots, this world history presents a fascinating panorama of artificial intelligence. In 100 dates, Clifford Pickover explores all the areas where AI intervenes. You will find famous inventions such as Aristotle's Organon, the Frankenstein creature, Babbage's machine, the ENIAC, Hal 9000 but also more obscure inventions, such as The Mechanical Garden of Hesdin or ELIZA the psychotherapist. From fiction to games and more serious applications, this book offers us a vision of the origins of artificial intelligence, its future, and what it means for humanity.