Basic AI: A Human Guide to Artificial Intelligence

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In Basic AI, leading futurist David L. Shrier delves deep into the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence, delivering fascinating insights and exploring the impact this powerful technology will have on our lives and world.

Artificial intelligence is driving workforce disruption on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution. In schools and universities, AI technology has forced a re-evaluation of the way students are taught and assessed. Meanwhile ChatGPT has become a cultural phenomenon, reaching 100 million users and attracting a $10 billion dollar investment in its parent company OpenAI. The race to dominate the generative AI market is accelerating at breakneck speed, inspiring breathless headlines and immense public interest.

Basic AI provides a rare window into a frontier area of computer science that will change everything about how you live and work. Read this book and better understand how to succeed in the AI-enabled future.

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David L. Shrier explains digital transformation in an extraordinary intelligent and easy to understand way. David combines his amazing experience in both the private and the public sector as well as in academia. Basic AI is a must-read -- Marc Walder, CEO Ringier AG and founder digitalswitzerland
David Shrier's new book has come at just the right time. A thought-leader in this space for decades, in Basic AI, David provides business leaders with the context and decision-making frameworks they need to help them navigate the challenges, opportunities and risks of AI. This is an accessible and actionable book that cuts through the hype to get to the heart of what CEOs and their teams need to know to prepare for the disruption that is already happening -- Margaret Franklin, President and CEO, CFA Institute

Author Bio

David L. Shrier has published seven books regarding the impact of technology on society, and is a globally recognised expert in technology-driven innovation. He runs one private and one public company while holding an appointment with Imperial College Business School, where he is a Professor of Practice.

David advises public companies, private enterprise and more than 100 governments on creating ecosystems of new ventures in fields such as digital transformation, artificial intelligence, data analytics and financial technology, having developed more than $10 billion of growth initiatives. David personally helped revolutionise how online classes are delivered by top universities like MIT and Oxford, creating the four most profitable online classes in history, and stimulating entrepreneurial action across more than 150 countries empowering over 20,000 innovators.