Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom (English) Hardcove

Description: Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? In a tour de force of analytic thinking, Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains.If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of the gorillas now depends more on us humans thanon the gorillas themselves, so the fate of our species then would come to depend on the actions of the machine superintelligence.But we have one advantage: we get to make the firstmove. Will it be possible to construct a seed AI or otherwise to engineer initial conditions so as to make an intelligence explosion survivable? How could one achieve a controlled detonation?To get closer to an answer to this question, we must make our way through a fascinating landscape of topics and considerations. Read the book and learn about oracles, genies, singletons; about boxing methods, tripwires, and mind crime; about humanitys cosmic endowment and differentialtechnological development; indirect normativity, instrumental convergence, whole brain emulation and technology couplings; Malthusian economics and dystopian evolution; artificial intelligence, andbiological cognitive enhancement, and collective intelligence.This profoundly ambitious and original book picks its way carefully through a vast tract of forbiddingly difficult intellectual terrain. Yet the writing is so lucid that it somehow makes it all seem easy. After an utterly engrossing journey that takes us to the frontiers of thinking about the human condition and the future of intelligent life, we find in Nick Bostroms work nothing less than areconceptualization of the essential task of our time. Notes Extreme levels of machine intelligence, superintelligence, would potentially shape the future. What happens to humanity, whether humanity would even survive would depend on the goals of the superintelligence. The possibility of a machine intelligence revolution is therefore an extremely important topic, and this book explores the latest research. Author Biography Nick Bostrom is Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University and founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute and of the Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology within the Oxford Martin School. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias(Routledge, 2002), Global Catastrophic Risks (ed., OUP, 2008), and Human Enhancement (ed., OUP, 2009), and a forthcoming book on Superintelligence. He previously taught at Yale, and he was a Postdoctoral Fellow of the British Academy. Bostrom has a background in physics, computational neuroscience, and mathematical logic as well as philosophy. Table of Contents Preface1. Past Developments and Present Capabilities2. Roads to Superintelligence3. Different Forms of Superintelligence4. Singularity Dynamics5. Decisive Strategic Advantage?6. Intellectual Superpowers7. The Superintelligent Will8. The Control Problem9. Achieving a Controlled Detonation10. Oracles, Genies, Sovereigns, and Tools11. Acquiring Values12. Design Choices13. What is to Be Done?Summary/Epilogue Review `[A] magnificent conception ... it ought to be required reading on all philosophy undergraduate courses, by anyone attempting to build AIs and by physicists who think there is no point to philosophy.Brian Clegg, Popular Science Promotional Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. Long Description The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains.If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of the gorillas now depends more on us humans thanon the gorillas themselves, so the fate of our species then would come to depend on the actions of the machine superintelligence.But we have one advantage: we get to make the firstmove. Will it be possible to construct a seed AI or otherwise to engineer initial conditions so as to make an intelligence explosion survivable? How could one achieve a controlled detonation?To get closer to an answer to this question, we must make our way through a fascinating landscape of topics and considerations. Read the book and learn about oracles, genies, singletons; about boxing methods, tripwires, and mind crime; about humanitys cosmic endowment and differentialtechnological development; indirect normativity, instrumental convergence, whole brain emulation and technology couplings; Malthusian economics and dystopian evolution; artificial intelligence, andbiological cognitive enhancement, and collective intelligence.This profoundly ambitious and original book picks its way carefully through a vast tract of forbiddingly difficult intellectual terrain. Yet the writing is so lucid that it somehow makes it all seem easy. After an utterly engrossing journey that takes us to the frontiers of thinking about the human condition and the future of intelligent life, we find in Nick Bostroms work nothing less than areconceptualization of the essential task of our time. Review Text `[A] magnificent conception ... it ought to be required reading on all philosophy undergraduate courses, by anyone attempting to build AIs and by physicists who think there is no point to philosophy.Brian Clegg, Popular Science Review Quote "Worth reading." -- Elon Musk, Founder of SpaceX and Tesla "I highly recommend this book" -- Bill Gates "very deep ... every paragraph has like six ideas embedded within it." -- Nate Silver "Nick Bostrom makes a persuasive case that the future impact of AI is perhaps the most important issue the human race has ever faced. Instead of passively drifting, we need to steer a course. Superintelligence charts the submerged rocks of the future with unprecedented detail. It marks the beginning of a new era." -- Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkley "Those disposed to dismiss an AI takeover as science fiction may think again after reading this original and well-argued book." -- Martin Rees, Past President, Royal Society "This superb analysis by one of the worlds clearest thinkers tackles one of humanitys greatest challenges: if future superhuman artificial intelligence becomes the biggest event in human history, then how can we ensure that it doesnt become the last?" -- Professor Max Tegmark, MIT "Terribly important ... groundbreaking... extraordinary sagacity and clarity, enabling him to combine his wide-ranging knowledge over an impressively broad spectrum of disciplines - engineering, natural sciences, medicine, social sciences and philosophy - into a comprehensible whole... If this book gets the reception that it deserves, it may turn out the most important alarm bell since Rachel Carsons Silent Spring from 1962, or ever." -- Olle Haggstrom, Professor of Mathematical Statistics "Valuable. The implications of introducing a second intelligent species onto Earth are far-reaching enough to deserve hard thinking" --The Economist "There is no doubting the force of [Bostroms] arguments...the problem is a research challenge worthy of the next generations best mathematical talent. Human civilisation is at stake." -- Clive Cookson, Financial Times "His book Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies became an improbable bestseller in 2014" -- Alex Massie, Times (Scotland) "Ein Text so nchtern und cool, so angstfrei und dadurch umso erregender, dass danach das, was bisher vor allem Filme durchgespielt haben, auf einmal hchst plausibel erscheint. A text so sober and cool, so fearless and thus all the more exciting that what has until now mostly been acted through in films, all of a sudden appears most plausible afterwards. (translated from German)" -- Georg Diez, DER SPIEGEL "Worth reading.... We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes" -- Elon Musk, Founder of SpaceX and Tesla "A damn hard read" -- Sunday Telegraph "I recommend Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom as an excellent book on this topic" -- Jolyon Brown, Linux Format "Every intelligent person should read it." -- Nils Nilsson, Artificial Intelligence Pioneer, Stanford University "An intriguing mix of analytic philosophy, computer science and cutting-edge science fiction, Nick Bostroms Superintelligence is required reading for anyone seeking to make sense of the recent surge of interest in artificial intelligence (AI)." -- Colin Garvey, Icon Feature Special FeaturesOriginal material based on new research.Written by one of the leaders in the field.Novel concepts and terminology will be explained making it suitable for the general reader. New Feature Preface 1. Past Developments and Present Capabilities 2. Roads to Superintelligence 3. Forms of Superintelligence 4. Singularity Dynamics 5. Decisive Strategic Advantage 6. Intellectual Superpowers 7. The Superintelligent Will 8. Is the Default Outcome Doom? 9. The Control Problem 10. Oracles, Genies, Sovereigns, Tools 11. Multipolar Scenarios 12. Acquiring Values 13. Design Choices 14. The Strategic Picture 15. Nut-Cutting Time Details ISBN0199678111 Author Nick Bostrom ISBN-10 0199678111 ISBN-13 9780199678112 Format Hardcover Year 2014 Subtitle Paths, Dangers, Strategies Media Book Short Title SUPERINTELLIGENCE Language English Birth 1973 DEWEY 006.3 Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy & Oxford Martin School and Director, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford UK Release Date 2014-07-03 NZ Release Date 2014-07-03 Illustrations black and white line drawings and halftones Pages 352 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2014-07-03 Imprint Oxford University Press Alternative 9780198739838 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2014-07-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:80399156;

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