Artificial intelligence is part of our daily lives. How can we address
its limitations and guide its use for the benefit of communities
worldwide?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from an experimental computer
algorithm used by academic researchers to a commercially reliable method
of sifting through large sets of data that detect patterns not readily
apparent through more rudimentary search tools. As a result, AI-based
programs are helping doctors make more informed decisions about patient
care, city planners align roads and highways to reduce traffic
congestion with better efficiency, and merchants scan financial
transactions to quickly flag suspicious purchases. But as AI
applications grow, concerns have increased, too, including worries about
applications that amplify existing biases in business practices and
about the safety of self-driving vehicles.
In Can We Trust AI?, Dr. Rama Chellappa, a researcher and innovator
with 40 years in the field, recounts the evolution of AI, its current
uses, and how it will drive industries and shape lives in the future.
Leading AI researchers, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs contribute
their expertise as well on how AI works, what we can expect from it, and
how it can be harnessed to make our lives not only safer and more
convenient but also more equitable.
Can We Trust AI? is essential reading for anyone who wants to
understand the potential--and pitfalls--of artificial intelligence. The
book features:
- an exploration of AI's origins during the post-World War II era
through the computer revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, and its
explosion among technology firms since 2012;
- highlights of innovative ways that AI can diagnose medical conditions
more quickly and accurately;
- explanations of how the combination of AI and robotics is changing how
we drive; and
- interviews with leading AI researchers who are pushing the boundaries
of AI for the world's benefit and working to make its applications safer
and more just.
Johns Hopkins Wavelengths
In classrooms, field stations, and laboratories in Baltimore and around
the world, the Bloomberg Distinguished Professors of Johns Hopkins
University are opening the boundaries of our understanding of many of
the world's most complex challenges. The Johns Hopkins Wavelengths book
series brings readers inside their stories, illustrating how their
pioneering discoveries and innovations benefit people in their
neighborhoods and across the globe in artificial intelligence, cancer
research, food systems' environmental impacts, health equity, planetary
science, science diplomacy, and other critical arenas of study. Through
these compelling narratives, their insights will spark conversations
from dorm rooms to dining rooms to boardrooms.
