A.I. - (Moments in Science) by Darcy Pattison

About the Book

On March 9, 2016, the AlphaGo artificial intelligence computer program played the board game, GO, against the world champion, Lee Sedol. This story helps kids understand the challenges and the promise of working with A.I.

Book Synopsis

The stage was set for a showdown: Man v. Machine. On March 9, 2016, the AlphaGo artificial intelligence computer program played the board game, GO, against the world champion, Lee Sedol.

The Game: Go is the oldest board game in the world. Games are perfect tests for A.I because they keep score. It's easy to see when the A.I. is improving.

The Man: Korean Lee Sedol was the world's top Go player. He expected to win all five games of the match. Could the A.I. teach him anything?

The Machine: Developed in 2014, AlphaGo was a computer artificial intelligence program designed to play Go by using deep learning to recognize patterns in the game. It had already beaten the European champion. Could it defeat Sedol?

The exciting historic meeting of minds unfolded across five difficult games. This story introduces concepts of artificial intelligence and helps kids understand the challenges and the promise of working with A.I.

This children's STEM book is great for 7-10 year old kids:

• Kids who love gaming
• Kids who like computers and coding
• Kids who want to understand that basics of A.I.

This exciting series focuses on small moments in science that made a difference.

• BURN: Michael Faraday's Candle
• CLANG! Ernst Chladni's Sound Experiments (NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book)
• POLLEN: Darwin's 130 Year Prediction (Junior Library Guild selection, Starred Kirkus Review. 2020 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book)
• ECLIPSE: How the 1919 Eclipse Proved Einstein's Theory of General Relativity
• EROSION: How Hugh Bennett Saved America's Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl (NCSS Notable Social Studies Book)
• AI: How Pattern Recognition Helped Artificial Intelligence Defeat World Champion Lee Sedol
• FEVER: How Tu Youyou Adapted Traditional Chinese Medicine to Find a Cure for Malaria
• AQUARIUM: How Jeannette Power Invented the Aquarium to Study Marine Life
• MAGNET: How William Gilbert Discovered Earth is a Great Magnet
• CLIMATE: How Waldimir Koppen Studied the Weather and Drew the First Climate Map (Best STEM Book)

Review Quotes

"The book also includes kid-friendly explanations of AI...The work will especially be enjoyed by young readers interested in technology, programming, or gaming...An enthralling, contemporary tale of man versus machine." Kirkus Reviews