ProfessorJimal-Khalilitakesasharp-wittedandrefreshinglyoptimisticlookathowwehavecreatedmachinesthatcansimulate,augment,andevenoutperformthehumanmind-andwhyweshouldnotletthisspookus.　　FollowinginthefootstepsofBBCFour’saward-winningmathsfilmslikeTheJoyOfStatsandTheJoyOfData,thislatestunreservedlygeekyadventureseesphysicistProfessorJimAl-KhalilitellthestoryofthepursuitofAI,theemergenceofmachinelearningandtherecentbreakthroughsbroughtaboutbyartificialneuralnetworks.HeshowshowAIisnotonlychangingourworld,butalsochallengingourveryideasofintelligenceandconsciousness.　　Alongtheway,JimwillshowhowspamfiltersuseAItoweedout‘v!agr@’aswellas‘Viagra’fromyourinbox;meetacutting-edgechatbottofindouthowitkeepstheconversationflowing(andwhereitreallystartstostruggle);seewhyjustafewalteredpixelsmakesacomputerthinkitislookingatatromboneratherthanadog;andtalktoDemisHassabis,theAIwizardwhoheadsDeepMind,whosestatedmissionis"tosolveintelligenceandthenusethattosolveeverythingelse".　　JimlearnshowAIisapotentnewtoolthatcanhelpenhanceourlives,notreplaceus.Andbesides-Jimfindsout-theaveragetoddlerisstillsmarterthananycomputerevermade(yet).　　InthenameofresearchJimalsogoesforaspininaself-drivingcar,playschessasifhewereacomputerprogrammewrittenover70yearsago,anddiscoverswhya