Life 3.0
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
-
-
4.4 • 110 Ratings
-
-
- $13.99
-
- $13.99
Publisher Description
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
MIT physicist Tegmark explores the pivotal role that artificial intelligence will play in the future of humankind. From chores around the house and what employment will look like to how death might be rethought and even what it will mean to live among the stars, Tegmark considers what self-replicating and self-improving intelligent beings will mean for humans from many angles. Shapiro has a gentle and nonchalant voice that moves effortlessly through technical descriptions of AI technology and its potential upheaval of society. His steady but deliberate narration helps listeners maintain focus and feel comfortable with a variety of topics that Tegmark touches upon, such as how AI works and what it could mean for law enforcement, employment, and political organization. Even as Tegmark veers toward the philosophical, Shapiro keeps listeners attuned. A Knopf hardcover.
Customer Reviews
Great content and topic
Mac does a great job when writing about physics to make it interesting. Where he wonders too far into the sci-fi space, it’s becomes hard to read. Great topic and great content, just feel like it could’ve been more concise. Nonetheless, it’s not like I’ve written a book worth reading so kudos to him on such a difficult and needed topic.
Informative and Inspiring
It inspires me to be pro active in learning deeper about AI. I like optimistic view of our future life with AI. Bravo 👏
The case for optimism
A thoughtful and erudite review of the state of artificial intelligence as well as the challenges and opportunities it offers humanity.
I found the analysis of consciousness and the question of whether machines will ever be consciousness. The author is marshalling thoughtful people to work together to avoid a future where insensitive machines rule the for roost.