SuitabookSuper Tech: AI
Clive Gifford
- Reading
- Read alongside the child rather than treating it as a complete account. Pause at each new term, ask for an example in the book, then discuss whether the technology’s use might raise questions for people or animals.
- Themes
- Understanding artificial intelligence: The book introduces named AI concepts and says it explains how the technology works. Its stated approach is to make technical ideas informative and accessible rather than presenting a narrative or debate.
- AI in everyday and unusual settings: Examples include playing games, making art, recognising faces and decoding rat squeaks, with wider settings including homes, space and inside the body. These examples appear to show the breadth of possible AI applications; whether the book questions or endorses particular uses is not established.
- A visual route into science and technology: The book combines factual material with photography and playful illustration. The visual presentation is positioned as a way of making the subject approachable, though the actual balance between images and text is unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The range is broad: topics include neural networks, intelligent agents, deep learning, AI-generated art, game-playing, face recognition and decoding rat squeaks. The balance between explanation and detail is unclear.