Artificial intelligence has historically been the most predicted development in information processing technology. Man-made intelligence has been a part of folklore since Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein and has been a staple of science fiction for decades. While true AI remains elusive, the state-of-the-art has progressed far enough to have major disruptive effects on economies worldwide. Will the engineering professional of the future even understand how AI does what it does? Jim Anderton comments.

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