The Rise of AI Agents

Integrating AI, Blockchain Technologies, and Quantum Computing

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Petar Radanliev

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UNLOCK THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY WITH AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND QUANTUM COMPUTING

Embark on a comprehensive journey that seamlessly intertwines the realms of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and Quantum Computing. This book goes beyond academic theory, offering readers a deep dive into the vast possibilities, inherent challenges, and profound implications of these groundbreaking technologies.

Blending rigorous research with practical insights from years of industry and academic experience in AI, Cybersecurity, and Quantum Computing, The Rise of AI Agents caters to professionals and technology enthusiasts alike. It demystifies complex concepts, providing a holistic perspective on these interconnected technologies and their potential to revolutionize industries.

Covering everything from the foundational aspects of AI, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing to their integration and future applications, this book delivers a forward-looking view rarely seen in existing literature. Real-world case studies; critical analyses of ethical, legal, and societal implications; and hands-on exercises enrich the reader’s understanding, making complex theories accessible and actionable.

Whether you’re a professional seeking deeper insights, a student exploring technological advancements, or an academic investigating the latest developments, this book covers the knowledge and tools you need to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and beyond.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-01-16
Mått188 x 232 x 18 mm
Vikt563 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor336
Upplaga1
FörlagPearson Education
ISBN9780135352946

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Dr. Petar Radanliev is a Professional Masters Programme Project Supervisor in AI and cybersecurity at the University of Oxford’s Department of Computer Science. Previously, he was a research associate in AI and cybersecurity at the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science. He earned his PhD in 2013 and conducted post-doctoral research at Imperial College London, the University of Cambridge, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His primary research areas encompass artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, post-quantum security, and blockchain security. Before his academic career, Petar spent ten years as a cybersecurity manager for RBS--the largest bank in the world at the time, and five years as a lead penetration tester for the Ministry for Defence.

Preface.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvPart I Foundations of Advanced Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Introduction to AI Agents, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing.. . . . 3Chapter Objectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Fictional Story (Part 1): The Story of Jovan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The Foundations of AI Agents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Technological Innovations That Shape the Development of AI Agents:AI/ML, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6The Convergence.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Test Your Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 The Advance of Artificial Intelligence into AI Agents.. . . . . . . . . 19Chapter Objectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19The Rise of Neural Networks and Deep Learning.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Reinforcement Learning: Learning Through Interaction. . . . . . . . . . 24Q-Learning: An Off-Policy RL Algorithm.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Neural Turing Machines: Bridging AI and Memory.. . . . . . . . . . . . 30Future Directions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Test Your Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Digital Trust in AI Agents and Blockchain Technologies. . . . . . . . 37Chapter Objectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37The Essence of Blockchain as a Distributed Ledger.. . . . . . . . . . . . 39Ethereum and the Evolution of Blockchain Ecosystems.. . . . . . . . . . 40Hyperledger: A Consortium for Enterprise Blockchain Solutions.. . . . . . . 41Smart Oracles: Bridging the Gap Between Blockchain and the Real World. . . 44Automated Contracts: The Role of Machine Learning. . . . . . . . . . . 49Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Test Your Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Exercises.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Exercise 3.1: Exploring Blockchain Technologies and AI Integration. . . . . . 55Exercise 3.2: Researching Deeper into Blockchain Technologies and AI Integration.. . . . 55Exercise 3.3: Comparing Blockchain Technologies.. . . . . . . . . . . . 55Exercise 3.4: Assessing the Impact and Future of Blockchain and AI.. . . . . 564 Quantum Computing and AI Agents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Chapter Objectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Quantum Mechanics in Computing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Qubits and Their Role in Quantum Computing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Quantum Entanglement and Parallelism.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Quantum Supremacy: The Race and the Reality. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Quantum Algorithms: Shor’s Algorithm, Grover’s Algorithm.. . . . . . . . 64Implications for the Future.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Challenges and Future Directions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Test Your Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Exercises.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Exercise 4.1: Understanding the Fundamentals of Quantum Computing. . . . 78Exercise 4.2: Probing Quantum Computing Concepts.. . . . . . . . . . . 79Exercise 4.3: Comparing Concepts in Quantum Computing. . . . . . . . . 80Exercise 4.4: Assessing the Impact and Applications ofQuantum Computing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Part II Convergence for Enhanced Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835 Decentralized AI Agents.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Chapter Objectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . 87The Next 10 Years: Accelerated Integration and Expansion (Present–2034).. . . 92The Next 20 Years: Transformation and Societal Impact (2034–2054). . . . . 93The Next 50 Years: A New Era of Digital Civilization (2054–2104). . . . . . . 95Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Test Your Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Exercises.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Exercise 5.1: Exploring AI-Blockchain Merging and Its Future Prospects.. . . 103Exercise 5.2: Assessing the Impact and Future of AI-Blockchain Integration.. . . 104Exercise 5.3: Exploring Innovations and Challenges in AI-Blockchain Synergy. . . 106Exercise 5.4: Assessing the Potential and Risks of AI-Blockchain Evolution. . . 1086 Quantum AI Agents.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Chapter Objectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Quantum Machine Learning Algorithms: Quantum Neural Networks.. . . . 113The Quantum Difference: Superposition and Entanglement.. . . . . . . . 115Architectures of Quantum Neural Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Opportunities and Challenges in Quantum AI Data Analysis.. . . . . . . . 120Quantum AI in Optimization Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Challenges in Quantum Data Analysis.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Quantum Machine Learning Algorithms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Quantum-Enhanced Deep Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Quantum Learning Theories.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Quantum Data Encoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Hybrid Quantum-Classical Algorithms.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Advances in Quantum Error Correction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Post-Quantum Cryptography.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Quantum Advantage in Real-World Applications.. . . . . . . . . . . . 137Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Test Your Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Exercises.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Exercise 6.1: Understanding Quantum Neural Networks andTheir Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Exercise 6.2: The Impact of Quantum Computing on AI.. . . . . . . . . . 142Exercise 6.3: Examining Quantum Advancements in Various Sectors. . . . . 1427 Blockchain, Quantum Computing, and AI Agents.. . . . . . . . . . 143Chapter Objectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143AI Agent Frameworks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145The Integration of Blockchain, Quantum Computing, and AI Agents. . . . . 148Integrating AI Agents with Post-Quantum Cryptography: Lattice-Based and Hash-Based Algorithms.. . 150Post-Quantum Cryptography: Lattice-Based and Hash-Based Algorithms. . . 152Hash-Based Cryptography: Quantum-Resilient by Design.. . . . . . . . . 157Quantum Cryptography: BB84 and E91.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Quantum Attacks and Security Proofs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Integrating the Principles of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Cryptography into Blockchain Technologies. 168Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Test Your Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Exercises.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Exercise 7.1: Understanding Quantum-Resilient Cryptography.. . . . . . . 175Exercise 7.2: Practical Application and Implications.. . . . . . . . . . . 175Part III Implications for Society and Ethics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1778 Ethics of AI Agents.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Chapter Objectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Understanding the Ethical Considerations in AI.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Algorithms for Fairness in AI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Specific Algorithms Designed for Fairness.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Privacy Concerns in Quantum Computing and Bias Reduction Techniques. . 190Evaluating Ethical Frameworks for Quantum Technologies.. . . . . . . . 193Recognizing the Broader Ethical Implications of AI and Quantum Technologies. . .193Reflecting on the Role of Policy and Regulation in AI and Quantum Computing.. . . 195Anticipating Future Ethical Challenges in AI and Quantum Computing. . . . 196Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198Test Your Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Exercises.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Exercise 8.1: Understanding Ethical AI and Quantum Computing.. . . . . . 2019 Legal Frameworks and Global Standards Shaping the Future Development of AI Agents. .203Chapter Objectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Understanding the Regulatory Environment for AI Agents and Quantum Technologies. . . . . . . 205International Standards for Blockchain Technology.. . . . . . . . . . . 206Assessing the Impact of Regulation on Quantum Computing.. . . . . . . 207Challenges in Regulating Emerging Technologies.. . . . . . . . . . . . 209Divergence in Technological Standards and Regulations: Focus on Asia.. . . 210International Bodies and Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Reflecting on the Balance Between Innovation and Regulation. . . . . . . 212The Future of AI, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing. . . . . . . . . . 213Emerging Trends in AI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214Future Developments in Blockchain Technology.. . . . . . . . . . . . 215Advances in Quantum Computing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Synergies Among Emerging Technologies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Potential Disruptions Caused by Emerging Technologies. . . . . . . . . 217Ethical and Societal Implications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Future Challenges and Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Test Your Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Exercises.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225Exercise 9.1: Regulatory Frameworks and Standards.. . . . . . . . . . . 225Exercise 9.2: Analyzing International and Regulatory Challenges. . . . . . 22510 Societal Impact and the Rise of Autonomous AI Systems.. . . . . . . 227Chapter Objectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Investigating the Impact of AI on Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Integrating AI into Military Autonomous Systems.. . . . . . . . . . . . 229Utilizing AI in Autonomous Vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Applying AI in Healthcare Systems.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232Assessing the Influence of Quantum Computing on Industries.. . . . . . . 234Recognizing the Challenges of Implementing AI Autonomous Systems.. . . 235Analyzing the Economic and Social Implications of AI and Quantum Computing.. . . 237Predicting Future Trends in Autonomous Technologies.. . . . . . . . . . 238Reflecting on the Need for Responsible Development. . . . . . . . . . 238Understanding the Evolution of Technologies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 240Addressing Future Challenges in AI, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing. . . 240Exploring Future Opportunities in AI, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing. . 241Examining Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies. . 242Preparing for an AI-Integrated Future. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Engaging with Emerging Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Providing a Forward-Looking Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245Fictional Story (Part 2): The Story of Jovan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247Test Your Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249Exercises.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253Exercise 10.1: Exploring AI and Quantum Computing’s Societal Impacts. . . 253Exercise 10.2: Detailed Analysis of AI in Specific Sectors. . . . . . . . . . 254Exercise 10.3: Reviewing Key Technological Advancements. . . . . . . . 254Exercise 10.4: Reflecting on the Evolution of Technologies. . . . . . . . . 254Exercise 10.5: Anticipating Future Challenges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Exercise 10.6: Recognizing Future Opportunities.. . . . . . . . . . . . 255Exercise 10.7: Assessing Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications. . . . . . 256Exercise 10.8: Preparing for an AI-Integrated Future. . . . . . . . . . . 256Exercise 10.9: Engaging with Emerging Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . 257Exercise 10.10: Concluding with a Forward-Looking Perspective. . . . . . 257Test Your Skills Answers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 9780135352946, TOC, 11/7/2024