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The Myth of Artificial Intelligence

byErik J. Larson

The Myth of Artificial Intelligence is Erik J. Larson's historical account of myth of Artificial Intelligence. By tracing causes alongside consequences, the narrative gives readers both a grounded account and a route into the connected fields of computers and technology & engineering. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant. Historical context and individual experience remain equally important to the book's explanation.

Publisher

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

312

ISBN

9780674983519