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Barrat, James.
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Artificial intelligence.
Human-computer interaction.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Technology -- Social aspects.
Computers and civilization.
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Barrat, James.
Artificial intelligence.
Human-computer interaction.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Technology -- Social aspects.
Computers and civilization.
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Our
final
invention
:
artificial
intelligence
and the
end
of the
human
era
/ James Barrat.
by
Barrat, James.
Thomas Dunne Books, 2013.
Call #:
303.4834 B269o
Subjects
Artificial
intelligence
.
Human-computer interaction.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Technology -- Social aspects.
Computers and civilization.
ISBN:
9780312622374 (hc.)
0312622376 (hc.)
Edition:
First Edition.
Description:
322 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-310) and index.
Contents:
The busy child -- The two-minute problem -- Looking into the future -- The hard way -- Programs that write programs -- Four basic drives -- The
intelligence
explosion -- The point of no return -- The law of accelerating returns -- The Singularitarian -- A hard takeoff -- The last complication -- Unknowable by nature -- the
end
of the
human
era
-- The cyber ecosystem -- AGI 2.0.
Summary:
"
Artificial
intelligence
(AI) helps choose what books you buy, what movies you see, and even who you date. It puts the 'smart' in your smartphone and soon it will drive your car. It makes most of the trades on Wall Street, and controls vital energy, water, and transportation infrastructure. But
artificial
intelligence
can also threaten
our
existence. In as little as a decade, AI could match and then surpass
human
intelligence
. Once AI has attained it, scientists argue, it will have survival drives much like
our
own. We may be racing towards
our
own annihilation, as the military, academia, and corporate advances in
artificial
intelligence
may lead to an uncontrollable new lifeform far smarter and more powerful than we can imagine. Bringing together the ideas of experts in a thoroughly accessible way, this book explores how the convergence of current developments in technology may lead to a catastrophic outcome within the next few years"--Provided by publisher.
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303.4834 B269o
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