| dc.description.abstract | After 60 years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has now reached industry and the consciousness
of the population. The impressive successes and new AI methods are
now so relevant that they should be taught even in a basic course. In about 30 new
pages, I report mainly on deep learning, a consistent further development of neural
networks, which finally enables image processing systems to recognize almost any
object in pixel images. Among other benefits, this lead to the first computer program
that could beat one of the world’s best Go players.
In the new section on Deep Learning, we must not leave out a short report about
the fascinating new subarea of creativity. For the first time neural networks can
creatively generate texts, music pieces, and even paintings in the style of the old
masters. These achievements are based on many years of research on neural networks
and machine learning. Practical AI has developed into an engineering discipline
in which programs are developed in large industrial teams by experts from
various specializations.
Self-driving cars, service robots, and smart homes—which are all applications of
AI—will greatly change our lives. However, in addition to great rays of hope, there
will be a dark side. Though we live in a time of rapid technological progress, we
have long since exceeded the limits of growth. We must therefore think about
sustainability when implementing each new invention. In Chap. 1, I would like to
give you some food for thought about this topic.
Other new additions to the book include a section on performance evaluation of
clustering algorithms and two practical examples explaining Bayes’ theorem and its
relevance in everyday life. Finally, in a section on search algorithms, we analyze the
cycle check, explain route planning for car navigation systems, and briefly introduce
Monte Carlo Tree Search.
All known errors have been corrected and updates have been made in many
places.
I would like to sincerely thank the readers who have given me feedback and all
those who contributed to this new edition through proofreading and suggestions. | en_US |
