Plug in to the often mind-blowing world of artificial intelligence.
How can a machine write a story? Are computers now cleverer than people? Could a robot do your shopping? Discover all the things that artificial intelligence can already do (and the things it can't).

- Packed full of flaps to lift
- Explores the opportunities - and risks - that AI could bring
- Written in consultation with Professor Michael Wooldridge, from Oxford University's Department of Computer Science
- Part of Usborne's See Inside Series which contains over 50 books, covering everything from space to Ancient Greece, the human body and evolution

Chapters in this book include:
- What is Artificial Intelligence?
- AI all around
- How does AI work?
- Talking computers
- Can computers make art?
- Rise of the robots
- Possible futures
- A brief history of AI

Prizes

Winner of Verein für Leseförderung e.V. 2025 (Germany),Short-listed for ASE Book of the Year Award 2026 (UK),Long-listed for Spark! Children's Book Award 2026 (UK)

Alex Frith (Author)
Alex Frith has been writing Usborne books since 2005. His diverse output covers such titles as 'See inside Your Head', 'Stories of Thor' and 'Politics for Beginners'. He has spoken at multiple festivals about his book '100 Things to Know About Space'. Alex can be found in London.

Victoria Williams (Author)
Victoria (Vicky to almost everyone) has degrees in Evolutionary Biology and Science Communication, and loves writing about the weird and wonderful world. When she's not writing or reading, you'll probably find her walking, dancing, gaming, watching wildlife or baking a cake.