Praise for AI Explained "Dame Wendy's and Pete Rai's book is indispensable reading for anyone who wants to understand the defining technology of our time. Written for the general reader, it offers a clear explanation of what AI is, how it works, what it can do now and what it may be capable of in the future."--RISHI SUNAK, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom "AI Explained is the rare book that makes artificial intelligence accessible without sacrificing depth. Rai and Hall guide readers through key aspects of AI with remarkable clarity, avoiding jargon while never talking down. I recommend it as essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the technology reshaping our word."--JAMES MANYIKA, SVP at Google - Alphabet "Broad, deep and accessible, AI Explained is both a history of AI and a tutorial that explains why there is far more to AI than the 'large language models' that are currently popular."--GARY MARCUS, Author of Rebooting AI and Founder and CEO of Geometric Intelligence "Wendy Hall is a true pioneer. Her ability to make complex ideas accessible, and see the human consequences clearly, makes her book with Pete Rai the ideal guide to the AI revolution."--VERITY HARDING, Author of AI Needs You and one of TIME100's Most Influential People in AI "Even AI experts can feel overwhelmed by the dizzying progress the field has made over the past decade. What does it all mean? What are the implications for our working and domestic lives? And how does AI actually work? Rai and Hall address these questions and more in a common-sense, no-nonsense manner. This is a go-to guide for anyone who wants to understand what AI is, how it works, and why it matters."-- MICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE, Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, -University of Oxford "An invaluable comprehensive guide to grasp the history, context, and implications of this woefully misunder-stood subject."--ALAN KAY, pioneer of graphical user interfaces and object oriented programming "The essential AI 101: how to understand the tech that's taking over our world."--ZOE KLEINMAN, BBC Presenter, reporter, and Technology Editor