Description: 'A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever' JON RONSON 'Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future' LEWIS DARTNELL, author of THE KNOWLEDGE and ORIGINS Are paperclips going to destroy life as we know it? What can Mickey Mouse teach us about how to programme AI? Could a more rational approach to life be what saves us all? This is a book about about a community of people who are trying to think rationally about intelligence and what insight they can and can't give us about the future of the human race. It explains why these people are worried about an AI apocalypse, why they might be right, and why they might be wrong. It is a book about the cutting edge of our thinking on intelligence and rationality right now by the people who stay up all night worrying about it.
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EAN: 9781474608794
UPC: 9781474608794
ISBN: 9781474608794
MPN: N/A
Item Length: 19.6 cm
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy: Superintelligent AI and the Geeks Who Are Trying to Save Humanity's Future
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: Social Sciences, Computer Science, Science
Item Height: 196 mm
Item Weight: 260 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Tom Chivers
Item Width: 128 mm
Format: Paperback
