Reader Reviews

A fascinating journey through the history of artificial intelligence that manages to captivate both experts and general audiences. The authors have successfully combined technical precision with engaging storytelling. I particularly appreciate the chapters on Czech contributions to the field - from the Golem to contemporary research teams.

Finally, a book about AI that is neither too technical nor superficial. As a practitioner in the field, I especially appreciate the chapters on deep learning and transformers - they are written with an understanding that only someone who truly grasps this subject matter could have. The meta-humor around the book being written by AI adds unique charm to the text.

An excellent overview of AI history from ancient automata to ChatGPT. The book isn't just a dry list of facts - each chapter is full of interesting stories and connections. I recommend it to anyone who wants to understand how we arrived at today's AI systems.

I use this book as supplementary material in my classes. Students especially appreciate the clear explanations of complex concepts and the historical stories that give technologies a human dimension. The chapter on Ada Lovelace is simply excellent!

Inspirational reading for anyone working with AI. The book shows that the path to today's successes wasn't straightforward - full of dead ends, AI winters, and unexpected breakthroughs. My only criticism: there could be more emphasis on the ethical aspects of AI.

I was surprised by how well the book captures the philosophical debates around AI. From the Turing test through the Chinese room to current discussions about machine consciousness. The fact that AI wrote the book adds another layer to these considerations. A fascinating meta-experience!

As a developer working with LLMs, I appreciated the technical details and historical context. I finally understand why certain things work the way they do. The chapter on transformers and the attention mechanism is the best explanation I've read.

The book helped me understand AI enough that I can now write informed articles about this technology. I appreciate the balance - the book doesn't fall into either technophobic pessimism or uncritical optimism. It simply describes factually what happened and why.