Pamela McCorduck is an author of books about the history and philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, the future of engineering and the role of women in technology. 

 

She is the author of the groundbreaking, Machines Who Think, 1979, which was one of the fundamental materials for all pioneering AI engineers of the last half century. Pamela’s most recent books, This Could Be Important: My Life and Times with Artificial Intelligentsia follows a more personal story of one AI spectator, from her early enthusiasms to more nuanced observations of the field.