The Smart Neural Network. How Artificial Intelligence Masters Human Skills, Creates, Thinks, and Learns

Our biological species possesses an extraordinary ability to create works of art that uplift, expand, and transform the very essence of being human. These works are manifestations of what Marcus du Sautoy calls the "code of creativity." However, the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning may soon allow machines to understand what it means to be human—decoding our "code." Will new AI tools open up different possibilities for creativity? Will this new technology lead to the creation of artworks not only by humans? In his book, renowned British mathematician and science communicator Marcus du Sautoy explores what such innovations might lead to in both artistic creativity and in his own field, mathematics. From the Turing test to the AlphaGo algorithm—using a diverse range of material, the author investigates whether there are limits to what algorithms can achieve, or if they are capable of indistinguishable imitation of human creativity. "Artificial intelligence challenges the very foundations of our existence, demonstrating how much of what humans do, machines can do just as well, if not better. But this book is not so much about a future with driverless cars and computerized medicine, as it is about whether algorithms can compete with the power of the human code."