Life 3.0: Human Existence in the AI Era by Max Tegmark 2018 Paperback

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Item Length: 9.2 in ISBN-13: 9781101970317 Author: Max Tegmark Format: Trade Paperback Subject Area: Computers, Technology & Engineering, Science, Business & Economics Item Height: 0.8 in Subject: Industries / Computers & Information Technology, Biotechnology, Automation, Social Aspects, Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics, Social Aspects / General, Robotics, Social Aspects / Human-Computer Interaction Publication Year: 2018 Dewey Decimal: 006.3 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Dewey Edition: 23 ISBN-10: 1101970316 gtin13: 9781101970317 Item Weight: 17 Oz LCCN: 2017-006248 Publication Name: Life 3. 0 : Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Illustrated: Yes Item Width: 6.1 in Type: Textbook Number of Pages: 384 Pages brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group LC Classification Number: Q334.7.T44 2017 Language: English Synopsis: In this authoritative and eye-opening book, Max Tegmark describes and illuminates the recent, path-breaking advances in Artificial Intelligence and how it is poised to overtake human intelligence. How will AI affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology--and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today's kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle? What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn't shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues--from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology--and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today's kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle? What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn't shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues--from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology--and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today's kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle? What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn't shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues--from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos. Intended Audience: Trade

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Further Details Title: Life 3.0 Condition: New Subtitle: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Author: Max Tegmark Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1101970316 EAN: 9781101970317 ISBN: 9781101970317 Publisher: Vintage Books Genre: Science Nature & Math Topic: Computing & Internet, Business & Finance, Technology & Engineering Release Date: 07/31/2018 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 156mm Item Width: 19mm Item Weight: 499g Release Year: 2018 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.