Introduction to the AI engineering theme

Book chapter, 2022

The term artificial intelligence (AI) triggers many things in terms of its inherent meaning and potential. The notion of a machine with the same level of intellect as a human or even far exceeding it is enthralling and scary at the same time. Several science fiction movies build on the HAL 9000 or Terminator theme of artificial intelligence bent on controlling or even exterminating humankind.