A guide to a future that holds immense potential for progress and prosperity but also poses significant challenges and ethical dilemmas that we must address with our eyes wide open. Let us, while we venture into the unknown, do so with a sense of wonder, responsibility, and vigilance.

With the advent and rapid acceleration of AI we find ourselves at the precipice of a new age. An era where the boundaries of what’s possible are constantly expanding, challenging our preconceived notions of reality, work, creativity, and even ethics. This guide makes a serious attempt to present various opinions, both pro and con. It looks at the past and into the future of AI. And it offers all sorts of incentives to experiment with Artificial Intelligence yourself.

It's not a handbook for the tech wizards; they probably won’t find anything new here. It’s first and foremost for those who keep hearing about the amazing world of AI in school or reading about it in the newspapers but who don’t really get what all the fuss is about. If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place. This is about giving you a hands-on and personal understanding of AI, skipping the boring parts, heading straight to what’s interesting and offering all sorts of incentives to experiment with Artificial Intelligence yourself. And yes, also a guide that aims to beckon policymakers, technologists, ethicists, and everyday citizens to engage in an ongoing dialogue about the kind of future we wish to create with AI.