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Beschreibung

Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to research and development in a handful of STEM disciplines. It now actively shapes how we work, communicate, learn, and create. Understanding Artificial Intelligence offers a clear and critical guide to this transformative technology, written for students and scholars in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Bringing together insights from philosophy, history, media studies, and communication, award-winning educator David J. Gunkel explains what AI is, how it works, and why it matters. The book introduces key concepts - from algorithms and neural networks to natural language processing and generative AI - while examining the cultural narratives and the political, social, and ethical debates that surround them. Readers are invited to explore how AI redefines creativity, authorship, responsibility, and even what it means to be human.

Balancing accessible technical explanation with rigorous critical reflection, Understanding Artificial Intelligence equips readers to engage with AI technologies with confidence and discernment. It is both a map of today's rapidly evolving AI landscape and a call to participate in shaping its future - essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how artificial intelligence will transform knowledge, culture, and everyday life.

Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to research and development in a handful of STEM disciplines. It now actively shapes how we work, communicate, learn, and create. Understanding Artificial Intelligence offers a clear and critical guide to this transformative technology, written for students and scholars in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Bringing together insights from philosophy, history, media studies, and communication, award-winning educator David J. Gunkel explains what AI is, how it works, and why it matters. The book introduces key concepts - from algorithms and neural networks to natural language processing and generative AI - while examining the cultural narratives and the political, social, and ethical debates that surround them. Readers are invited to explore how AI redefines creativity, authorship, responsibility, and even what it means to be human.

Balancing accessible technical explanation with rigorous critical reflection, Understanding Artificial Intelligence equips readers to engage with AI technologies with confidence and discernment. It is both a map of today's rapidly evolving AI landscape and a call to participate in shaping its future - essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how artificial intelligence will transform knowledge, culture, and everyday life.

Über den Autor

David J. Gunkel is Professor of Communication Studies at Northern Illinois University, and Professor of Applied Ethics at Lazarski University, Poland.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments

Introduction
1) What is Artificial Intelligence?
2) AI 101: Basic Concepts and Terminology
3) Natural Language Processing
4) Large Language Models
5) Computational Creativity and Generative AI
6) Living with AI

Glossary
References
Notes
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Informatik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: AI & Society
ISBN-13: 9781509574339
ISBN-10: 1509574336
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gunkel, David J.
Hersteller: Polity Press
AI & Society
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 138 x 216 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: David J. Gunkel
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.09.2026
Gewicht: 0,308 kg
Artikel-ID: 136516161

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