What Is Artificial Intelligence?
History, How AI Works, Types of AI, Language Models, Generative AI, and Real-World ApplicationsBy M. Pilar González M.
Length5h 55m
About this audiobook
A clear and comprehensive introduction to artificial intelligence. This book explains what AI is, how it works, how it has evolved from expert systems to large language models, what changes with generative AI, and what role agents, robotics, and multimodal systems play today. It also examines real-world applications, limits, biases, the ethical and political debates surrounding the field, and its impact on contemporary life. A guide designed to help readers understand AI in a broad, structured, and accessible way.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology, Business and Economics
Length5 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Copyright
2Introduction
31. What is Artificial Intelligence?
42. History and Evolution of AI
53. From Expert Systems to LLMs
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64. Machine Learning and Deep Learning
75. Main Areas of Artificial Intelligence
86. Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
97. How an Artificial Intelligence Model is Trained
108. The Role of Data in Artificial Intelligence
119. Bias, Black Boxes, and AI Hallucinations
1210. What is a Foundation Model and How Does it Differ from an LLM?
1311. What a “Prompt” Is and Why It Matters So Much
1412. Multimodal Artificial Intelligence
1513. Open and Closed LLMs: Differences, Advantages, and Disadvantages
1614. What Changes with Generative AI?
1715. What can AI do in everyday life and what can’t it do?
1816. Chatbots, Assistants, and AI Agents: What They Are and How They Work
1917. From LLMs to Agentic AI
2018. The Importance of the Current Moment: Why AI Has Spread So Quickly
2119. The Coming Models: Where AI is Evolving
2220. The Main Current Debates on Artificial Intelligence
2321. Social, Political, and Technical Responses to the Dangers of AI
2422. Intelligence, Understanding, and Consciousness
2523. Imagining the Future: How Cinema and Culture Have Represented AI
2624. Imagining a Better Future: What AI Could Bring to Human Life
2725. Glossary of Terms
28Afterword
29Bibliography
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