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In the 50 years since the inception of
Artificial Intelligence, computer scientists have made remarkable
achievements that can be seen in computer games, children's
toys, your home PC, and nearly every facet of human life.
In this popular approach to understanding AI, David Levy
captures the essence, excitement, and potential of Artificial
Intelligence. He lays the factual foundations for his intriguing
speculations by presenting the history of AI from its earliest
conception to the present day. He then considers the most
recent advances and makes predictions about the future of
this burgeoning science.
David Levy has worked in the field of
Artificial Intelligence since graduating from St. Andrews
University, Scotland, in 1967. He led the team that won
the 1997 Loebner Prize competition in New York -- a kind
of World Championship for conversational software. In 1968
David became the first human target in the struggle between
man and machine when he started a landmark wager with four
Artificial Intelligence luminaries that no computer program
would win a Chess match against him within ten years (which
he won).
David has written more than 40 books
on Chess and Computer Games. He is founder of the Computer
Olympiad, founder and chief organizer of the annual Mind
Sports Olympiad, and President of the International Computer
Games Association. He was Chairman of the Rules and Arbitration
Committee for the Kasparov vs. Deep Junior Chess match in
New York, 2003. He lives in London with his wife and three
cats.
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