Who's Afraid of Ai?: Fear and Promise in the Age of Thinking Machines

by Ramge, Thomas
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ISBN: 9781615195503
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A penetrating guide to artificial intelligence: what it is, what it does, and how it will change our lives

At a breathtaking pace, artificial intelligence is getting better and faster at making complex decisions. AI can already identify malignant tumors on CT scans, give legal advice, out-bluff the best poker players in the world, and, with ever-increasing skill, drive our cars.

In Who's Afraid of AI?, award-winning author Thomas Ramge expertly explains how machines are learning to learn, and he questions what today's explosion of AI capability could mean for tomorrow:
  • Is it ethical to allow robots--endlessly patient--to replace human caregivers in providing comfort and companionship to the elderly?
  • Since AI feeds on big data, can we prevent its misuse by corporations or the government?
  • Will AI ever be capable of runaway self-improvement? And if "the singularity" does arrive, with AI's intelligence exponentially outpacing our own, what will become of us when, in many ways, we're obsolete?
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Ramge, Thomas
  • ISBN: 9781615195503
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 6.90 x 0.80
  • Number Of Pages: 128
  • Publication Year: 2019

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