{"product_id":"the-evolutionary-tree-of-ai-bernd-riemann-9798279292523","title":"The Evolutionary Tree of AI \u0026 Robotics","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Evolutionary Tree of AI \u0026amp; Robotics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Ancient Myth to the Agentic Web-Discover the 3,000-Year Lineage of the Machine Mind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, we have been told that Artificial Intelligence is a modern invention, a product of the mid-20th century. We were wrong. AI is not a recent discovery; it is a \u003cb\u003eSilicon Tree\u003c\/b\u003e with roots that reach back to the dawn of human civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sweeping narrative, the author traces the evolution of artificial agency from the hydraulic \"living\" statues of Ancient Greece to the autonomous agentic workflows of the 21st century. By treating the history of technology as a biological growth process, \u003ci\u003eThe Silicon Tree\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how every breakthrough-from the steam-powered pigeon of Archytas to the GPU-accelerated neural networks of today-was a necessary mutation in the quest to de-center intelligence from the biological brain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is inside The Silicon Tree?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Primeval Trunk: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore the origins of \u003ci\u003eBiotechne\u003c\/i\u003e-the ancient philosophy of \"life through craft\"-and discover the forgotten Greek and Chinese automatons that set the technical specifications for modern robotics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Electrical Awakening: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow the mutation from mechanical gears to light-speed logic, triggered by the wireless dreams of Nikola Tesla and the code-breaking genius of Alan Turing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Great Bifurcation: \u003c\/b\u003e Understand the civilizational split between \"Symbolic\" logic and \"Connectionist\" neural networks, and why one side lay dormant for decades before exploding into the modern AI revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Silicon Revolution: \u003c\/b\u003e Witness the \"Neural Ignition\" of 2012, where Big Data met GPU power to end the Second AI Winter and birthed the era of Deep Learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Agentic Canopy: \u003c\/b\u003e Look into the immediate future of the \"Agentic Web\" and Physical AI, where autonomous agents negotiate in a machine-to-machine economy and silicon minds finally find their bodies in humanoid forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Roadmap for the Future of Humanity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond the history, \u003ci\u003eThe Silicon Tree\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the terminal challenges of our era: \u003cb\u003eAlignment, Sovereignty, and Accountability.\u003c\/b\u003e Riemann explains how we are moving from an era of \u003ci\u003etools\u003c\/i\u003e that help us do, to an era of \u003ci\u003eentities\u003c\/i\u003e that help us be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the branches of this digital nervous system continue to grow, the ultimate question is not whether the tree will flourish, but whether we can prune it to ensure it remains a fruitful partner to human civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernd Riemann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798279292523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Bernd Riemann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997328388351,"sku":"9798279292523","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-evolutionary-tree-of-ai-bernd-riemann-9798279292523","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}