THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ARTIFicial intelligence

Luc Julia

(Éditions First, 200 pages, 2019)

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Don't you understand anything about artificial intelligence (AI)? Are you scared that mean robots will seize power and control the world? Are you interested in AI and in new technologies but would like to hear a different story? This book is for you!

Everything started in 1956, from a huge misunderstanding. During the Dartmouth workshop, John McCarthy convinced his colleagues to use the term “artificial intelligence” to describe a subject that had nothing to do with intelligence. All the fantasies and false ideas we are nourished with today result from this regrettable designation.

In this book, Dr. Luc Julia invites us to follow him during his own history, from his little birth town to the Silicon Valley, on track of this famous “artificial intelligence” on which we hear so much nonsense about, to finally understand what it is exactly and to anticipate what it can offer in the future.

Dr. Luc Julia is one of the two creators of Siri, Apple’s vocal assistance. At 9, he created his first robot capable of making his bed. He founded many start-ups in the Silicon Valley and is now Senior VP and Chief Technical Officer of the brand new AI laboratory of Samsung Electronics (SAIL) in Paris. Dr. Julia is legitimately considered as one of the World’s most influential French developers.