{"id":569,"date":"2025-07-30T11:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/ahslibrary\/?p=569"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:10:02","slug":"welcome-to-ai-what-is-artificial-intelligence-and-how-will-it-change-our-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/ahslibrary\/2025\/07\/30\/welcome-to-ai-what-is-artificial-intelligence-and-how-will-it-change-our-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to AI: what is Artificial Intelligence and how will it change our lives?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"a-text-bold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81EuT7UI+wL._SY385_.jpg\" width=\"329\" height=\"385\" \/>The most complete guide to AI for youngsters, covering everything from Ancient Greece to ChatGPT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">fun, simple and vibrant non-fiction book<\/span>, technoscience expert Matthieu Dugal, creator of documentary\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">AI: To be or not to be<\/span>, shares the epic history of artificial intelligence and gives\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">answers to the biggest head-scratchers<\/span>:<br \/>\nHow does AI already help us, at home and at school?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\">\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">Which robots from your favourite movies may soon be in the real world?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">What are avatars?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">Which inventors are creating new technologies?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">How do algorithms work?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">\u2026and\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">why can\u2019t AI cook pasta and drain it at the right time?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can\u2019t see it and yet this technology is everywhere: it\u2019s in computers, cars and virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa. And it\u2019s<span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0already making decisions for us, for better and sometimes for worse<\/span>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This fascinating guide delves deep into how these decisions are made behind the scenes, putting tricky ideas into easy-to-understand terms. Keep kids\u2019 attention with colourful illustrations and easy-to-understand, well-researched facts to<span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0prepare them for an exciting AI-centric future<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most complete guide to AI for youngsters, covering everything from Ancient Greece to ChatGPT. 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