CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE 4 Computer Champions CHAPTER SIX 56 Driverless Cars CHAPTER TWO 14 Deep Learning CHAPTER SEVEN 66 Robots on the Move CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER EIGHT 78 Robot Companions and Artists 26 Got the picture CHAPTER FOUR 36 Talking with Machines CHAPTER NINE go The Future of AI CHAPTER FIVE 48 Video Games 100 Essential Facts 102 Glossary 104 Additional Resources 106 Source Notes 110 Index 112 About the Author
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ONE COMPUTER CHAMPIONS Three game show contestants stood by their buzzers ready to play Jeopardy But something was unusual in this episode one of the players was not human A computer screen perched in between two men wearing suits The display showed a picture of a glowing planet Earth This was Watson Game show host Alex Trebek walked out onto the set You are about to witness what may prove to be an historic competition he said to the audience An exhibition match pitting an IBM computer system against the two most celebrated and successful players in Jeopardy history Watson had some tough competition Ken Jennings held the record for the most Jeopardy victories with a 74 game winning streak Brad Rutter had won more than 3 million on the show more than any other Watson center plays Jeopardy against human champions Ken contestant Could a computer defeat these two Jennings left and Brad trivia experts Rutter right
