Understanding the Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Between Catastrophe and Utopia

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Shalom Lappin (Queen Mary University of London, UK)

Understanding the Artificial Intelligence Revolution

Between Catastrophe and Utopia

Shalom Lappin (Queen Mary University of London, UK)

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CRC Press
16 June 2025

Probability & statistics; Automatic control engineering; Ethical & social aspects of computing; Neural networks & fuzzy systems; Human-computer interaction

After many years during which it languished in relative obscurity, in remote classrooms of computer science departments and in small prototype projects for tech companies, artificial intelligence (AI) is now a searingly hot topic across the media. Yet much of the public discussion is so feverish that an understanding of the basic scientific and engineering elements of the field is easily lost, often resulting in exaggerated claims, as well as dangerously neglected threats.

This concise and sober book presents a brief history of AI, explaining in clear language the central engineering innovations that have produced the current revolution. It distinguishes between imagined dangers and the very real problems that AI is creating. Spread across seven short and accessible chapters, this book explains the developments behind deep learning and the applications of deep neural networks (DNNs). It addresses both the imagined and actual risks posed by the AI revolution, before outlining the elements of a rational public policy on AI, covering topics like tech monopolies, disinformation, bias, hate speech, intellectual property rights, and inequality.

Suitable for the general reader, Understanding the Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Between Catastrophe and Utopia is the ideal book for anyone seeking a clear and informed introduction to AI.

By: Shalom Lappin (Queen Mary University of London UK)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781041035077
ISBN 10: 1041035071
Pages: 124
Publication Date: 16 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Shalom Lappin is Professor of Natural Language Processing in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary, University of London, Emeritus Professor of Computational Linguistics in Informatics at King’s College London, and Scientific Researcher in CLASP at the University of Gothenburg. He is also a Fellow of the British Academy, and a Member of the Academia Europaea.