While maintaining a clear knowledge framework, this book uses the most vivid examples and simple metaphors to help middle school students intuitively understand AI, clearly outline its history and development, and explore the new opportunities and challenges brought by AI. This is not just an introductory guide, but also a "compass for thinking" for young people navigating the intelligent era. It employs an innovative approach, simplifying abstract technologies into a tangible cognitive map from the ground up.

LONG Yuqing, Head of the Artificial Intelligence Committee at Tsinghua International School,; Senior Lecturer for the Research Project Team of Tsinghua University's AI General Education System; and Practice Researcher at the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO.