Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era

James Barrat

ISBN 10: 0312622376 / ISBN 13: 9780312622374

Published by Thomas Dunne Books, New York, New York, Usa, 2013

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As New, May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. In As Little As A Decade, Artificial Intelligence Could Match, Then Surpass Human Intelligence. Corporations & Government Agencies Around The World Are Pouring Billions Into Achieving Ai?S Holy Grail?Human-Level Intelligence. Once Ai Has Attained It, Scientists Argue, It Will Have Survival Drives Much Like Our Own. We May Be Forced To Compete With A Rival More Cunning, More Powerful & More Alien Than We Can Imagine. Thru Profiles Of Tech Visionaries, Industry Watchdogs & Groundbreaking Ai Systems, James Barrat's Our Final Invention Explores The Perils Of The Heedless Pursuit Of Advanced Ai. Until Now, Human Intelligence Has Had No Rival. Can We Coexist With Beings Whose Intelligence Dwarfs Our Own? Will They Allow Us To?

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, New York, New York, Usa
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312622376
• ISBN 13: 9780312622374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Weight: 625 grams

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Synopsis

Elon Musk named Our Final Invention one of 5 books everyone should read about the future

A Huffington Post Definitive Tech Book of 2013

Artificial Intelligence 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. Corporations and government agencies are pouring billions into achieving AI's Holy Grail―human-level intelligence. Once AI has attained it, scientists argue, it will have survival drives much like our own. We may be forced to compete with a rival more cunning, more powerful, and more alien than we can imagine.

Through profiles of tech visionaries, industry watchdogs, and groundbreaking AI systems, Our Final Invention explores the perils of the heedless pursuit of advanced AI. Until now, human intelligence has had no rival. Can we coexist with beings whose intelligence dwarfs our own? And will they allow us to?

About the Author

James Barrat is a documentary filmmaker who's written and produced films for National Geographic, Discovery, PBS, and many other broadcasters in the United States and Europe. He lives near Washington, D.C., with his wife and two children.