{"title":"Toby Walsh","description":"\u003cp\u003eToby Walsh’s works delve into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, exploring its societal impact, ethical dilemmas, and technological advancements. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eGod AI\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Shortest History of AI\u003c\/em\u003e, offer insight into how machines shape our future and the challenges they present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending scientific rigour with accessible storytelling, Walsh invites readers to consider both the promise and the pitfalls of AI. 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We've been trying to fake it since Alan Turing answered the question 'Can machines think?' by proposing that machines pretend to be humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow we are starting to build AI that truly deceives us. Powerful AIs such as ChatGPT can convince us they are intelligent and blur the distinction between what is real and what is simulated. In reality, they lack true understanding, sentience, and common sense. But this doesn't mean they can't change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCan AI systems ever be creative? Can they be moral? What can we do to ensure they are not harmful? In this fun and fascinating book, Professor Toby Walsh explores all the ways AI fakes it, and what this means for humanity—now and in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'AI will be as big a game-changer as the smartphone and the personal computer—or bigger! This book will help you navigate the revolution.'\u003c\/em\u003e —Dr Karl Kruszelnicki\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Refreshingly clear-eyed ... \u003cem\u003eFaking It\u003c\/em\u003e is an insightful and intelligent book that's a must for those looking for facts about AI hype.'\u003c\/em\u003e —Books+Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'With a breezy style that confidently demystifies much about AI, \u003cem\u003eFaking It\u003c\/em\u003e equips readers to better discern and critique this disruptive technology that is likely to take over much of our lives.'\u003c\/em\u003e —Nathan Smith, The Saturday Paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003cem\u003eFaking It\u003c\/em\u003e includes a whistlestop tour of AI history, providing a long list of grifts and false dawns, from the 1770 marvel, the Mechanical Turk, a chess-playing automaton secretly linked to a human player, to ELIZA, the 1967 natural language model that could hold a conversation to the level of tuned-out coworker.'\u003c\/em\u003e —Kurt Johnson, The Age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46342614286572,"sku":"9781760644826","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23835203482814.jpg?v=1743924514"},{"product_id":"machines-behaving-badly-by-toby-walsh-9781760643423","title":"Machines Behaving Badly","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan we build moral machines? 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It also explores AI's cultural journey, touching on classics such as \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRevealing how many 'overnight' successes were decades in the making, this accessible and illuminating book simplifies AI into six key ideas, equipping readers to understand where we've been—and where we're headed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This history of AI in six simple ideas is so informative and easy to digest. Essential reading'\u003c\/em\u003e-Dr Karl Kruszelnicki\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of the world's brightest minds takes on one of the world's biggest topics ... 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