• Chapter 1: Defining Artificial Intelligence


• Chapter 2: The Intellectual History of Artificial Intelligence


• Chapter 3: Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence


• Chapter 4: Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence


• Chapter 5: Artificial Intelligence and the Law


• Chapter 6: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Labor


• Chapter 7: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Social Equity


• Chapter 8: Possible Future Impacts of Artificial Intelligence

Jerry Kaplan, PhD, is widely known as a serial entrepreneur, Artificial Intelligence expert, technical innovator, bestselling author, and futurist, and is best known for his key role in defining the tablet computer industry as founder of GO Corporation in 1987.
Kaplan holds a BA in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Chicago (1972), and a PhD in Computer and Information Science (specializing in Artificial Intelligence) from the University of Pennsylvania (1979).
Kaplan is currently a visiting lecturer at Stanford University, teaching a course entitled "History, Philosophy, Ethics, and Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence" in the Computer Science Department, and is a Fellow at The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, of the Stanford Law School.

Over the coming decades, Artificial Intelligence will profoundly impact the way we work and live. Whose interests should such systems serve? What limits should we place on their use? This book is a succinct introduction to the complex social, ethical, legal, and economic issues raised by the emergence of intelligent machines.