Introduction -- 1. The history of artificial intelligence -- What is artificial intelligence? -- Where did the term "artificial intelligence" originate? -- What were the Dartmouth conference participants hoping to accomplish? -- How did early AI researchers approach the problem? -- What is the "physical symbol system hypothesis"? -- What is machine learning? -- How did machine learning arise? -- What are some notable historical milestones in AI? -- 2. Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) -- What are large language models (LLMs)? -- How do large language models work? -- What are "embeddings"? -- How do word embeddings represent meaning? -- What are artificial neural networks? -- What is a transformer? -- How do transformers use word embeddings to express complex ideas? -- What are "tokens"? -- How are LLMs applied to non-linguistic problems? -- What are "emergent properties" and do LLMs exhibit them? -- What is "jailbreaking" and why is it a difficult problem? -- What is "hallucination" and why do LLMs have them? -- What other techniques are used for GAI? -- How will future GAIs communicate with each other? -- What are some potential future proficiencies of GAIs? -- 3. Likely impact -- What historical precedents are benchmarks for the impact of GAI? -- How will GAI change healthcare? -- How will GAI change the legal system? -- How will GAI change education? -- How will GAI change software engineering? -- How will GAI change creative arts and industries? -- 4. Future of work -- Will GAI increase unemployment? -- How does automation affect labor markets? -- Which jobs are likely to fade away? -- Which jobs will not be affected? -- Which jobs will thrive and grow? -- What new industries and professions are likely to arise? -- What is "technological unemployment"? -- 5. Risks and dangers -- How will GAI be used to promote disinformation and propaganda? -- What is "algorithmic bias"? -- Will people turn from humans to machines for emotional support? -- How will GAIs impact the way we communicate? -- What is the "alignment problem"? -- Are "killer robots" just around the corner? -- Should we be concerned about "superintelligence" and the "singularity"? -- 6. The legal status of GAIs -- Can a computer program enter into agreements and contracts? -- Should people bear full responsibility for their intelligent agents' actions? -- Should a GAI be granted legal rights, such as to own property? -- Can a GAI commit a crime? -- How can a GAI be held accountable for criminal acts? -- Why can't we just program GAIs to obey the law and other rules? -- 7. Regulation, public policy, global competition -- Are GAIs protected by free-speech laws? -- Can the output of a GAI be copyrighted? -- What regulatory schemes are being considered? -- What new laws and regulations are appropriate for GAIs? -- 8. Philosophical issues and implications -- What is philosophy of artificial intelligence? -- Can a computer think? -- Can a computer be creative? -- Can a computer have free will? -- Can a computer be conscious? -- Can a computer feel? -- 9. Outroduction.