简介：　　ProfessorJimal-Khalilitakesasharp-wittedandrefreshinglyoptimisticlookathowwehavecreatedmachinesthatcansimulate,augment,andevenoutperformthehumanmind-andwhyweshouldnotletthisspookus
　　FollowinginthefootstepsofBBCFour’saward-winningmathsfilmslikeTheJoyOfStatsandTheJoyOfData,thislatestunreservedlygeekyadventureseesphysicistProfessorJimAl-KhalilitellthestoryofthepursuitofAI,theemergenceofmachinelearningandtherecentbreakthroughsbroughtaboutbyartificialneuralnetworks.HeshowshowAIisnotonlychangingourworld,butalsochallengingourveryideasofintelligenceandconsciousness.
　　Alongtheway,JimwillshowhowspamfiltersuseAItoweedout‘v!agr@’aswellas‘Viagra’fromyourinbox;meetacutting-edgechatbottofindouthowitkeepstheconversationflowing(andwhereitreallystartstostruggle);seewhyjustafewalteredpixelsmakesacomputerthinkitislookingatatromboneratherthanadog;andtalktoDemisHassabis,theAIwizardwhoheadsDeepMind,whosestatedmissionis"tosolveintelligenceandthenusethattosolveeverythingelse".
　　JimlearnshowAIisapotentnewtoolthatcanhelpenhanceourlives,notreplaceus.Andbesides-Jimfindsout-theaveragetoddlerisstillsmarterthananycomputerevermade(yet).
　　InthenameofresearchJimalsogoesforaspininaself-drivingcar,playschessasifhewereacomputerprogrammewrittenover70yearsago,anddiscoverswhya