Michael Wooldridge

Michael Wooldridge is the Head of Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford. He has been an AI researcher for more than 30 years, and in 2021 was the recipient of the Outstanding Educator Award from the Association for the Advancement of AI (AAAI). His book, A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence, is published by Flatiron Press on 19 January 2021.

From the Golden Age to… Roombas: 8 Essential Books About Artificial Intelligence

Michael Wooldridge Helps Us Prepare for Our Robert Overlords

January 25, 2021 By Michael Wooldridge

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Why AI Can’t Properly Translate Proust—Yet

Michael Wooldridge on the Limits of Literary Automation

January 20, 2021 By Michael Wooldridge

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