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Confessions of an AI Brain

  • Learn all about the foundations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in an easy and playful, yet scientifically correct, way

  • Written as a first-person narrative, from the perspective of an AI, having the AI brain tell the story

  • Discover how AI can play a role in various applications domains, such as sustainability, diversity and creativity

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Baby Steps

    • Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson, Athanasios Karapantelakis
    Pages 1-28
  3. Basic Needs of an AI Brain

    • Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson, Athanasios Karapantelakis
    Pages 29-46
  4. My Role in the Internet of Things

    • Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson, Athanasios Karapantelakis
    Pages 47-60
  5. Managing Relationships

    • Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson, Athanasios Karapantelakis
    Pages 61-73
  6. Working with Humans

    • Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson, Athanasios Karapantelakis
    Pages 75-96
  7. Avoiding the Criminal Path

    • Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson, Athanasios Karapantelakis
    Pages 97-110
  8. My Role in Climate Change

    • Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson, Athanasios Karapantelakis
    Pages 111-129
  9. My Role in Diversity

    • Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson, Athanasios Karapantelakis
    Pages 131-142
  10. My Creative Side

    • Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson, Athanasios Karapantelakis
    Pages 143-162
  11. Growing Older and Staying in Shape

    • Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson, Athanasios Karapantelakis
    Pages 163-173
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 175-178

About this book

Have you thought of how it feels to be an AI brain in the world of humans? This book allows such a brain to tell us how it takes on its mission of helping humans to develop a more efficient, sustainable, diverse and inclusive society.



This book explains the principles and applications of artificial intelligence for a broad audience. Artificial intelligence, as part of computer science, is often inspired by human intelligence. At the same time, there is still reluctance in the applications and usability of artificial intelligence among citizens. Industries are deploying AI in their products and processes but the level of maturity is varying. The book is written as a first person narrative, from an AI perspective, having the AI brain tell the story.

Keywords

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • AI algorithm
  • AI for people
  • privacy
  • IoT
  • climate change

Authors and Affiliations

  • Palo Alto, USA

    Elena Fersman, Paul Pettersson

  • Athens, Greece

    Athanasios Karapantelakis

About the authors

Elena Fersman is a Vice President and Head of Global Artificial Intelligence Accelerator at Ericsson. Elena is Docent and Adjunct Professor in Cyber-Physical Systems specialized in Automation at the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. She has a PhD in Computer Science from Uppsala University, Sweden. During her career, she has held various positions within computer science and artificial intelligence research, development, and product management. Elena has served on boards in private and state owned companies and is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Elena has co-authored over 50 patent families in computer science and telecommunications.

Athanasios Karapantelakis is a Principal Researcher in Artificial Intelligence at Ericsson and holds a PhD from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden. Athanasios has co-authored over 75 patent families and over 15 peer-reviewed scientific conference publications. In his professional life, he held various engineering-related positions, from software engineering, to cloud and AI research.

Paul Pettersson is Professor of Real-time systems at Mälardalen University, Sweden. He has a PhD in Computer Systems and has been appointed Docent in Computer Science at Uppsala University, Sweden. Professor Pettersson has co-authored over 100 scientific papers, articles, and book chapters in Computer Science. During his career, he has held various leadership positions in academia, including Vice-Chancellor (President) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Mälardalen University. He has also served on a number of boards of deeptech startup companies, science parks, and governmental authorities. Professor Pettersson received the Computer Aided Verification Award in 2013.

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eBook USD 19.99
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 29.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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