Fully revised and updated, this third edition includes three new chapters on neural networks and deep learning including generative AI, causality, and the social, ethical and regulatory impacts of artificial intelligence. All parts have been updated with the methods that have been proven to work. The book's novel agent design space provides a coherent framework for learning, reasoning and decision making.

Numerous realistic applications and examples facilitate student understanding. Every con...

This handbook provides a comprehensive grounding of the history, methods, debates and theories that contribute to the study of human-machine communication.