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What to Think About Machines That Think: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Age of Machine Intelligence
What to Think About Machines That Think: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Age of Machine Intelligence
What to Think About Machines That Think: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Age of Machine Intelligence
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What to Think About Machines That Think: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Age of Machine Intelligence

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Weighing in from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, today’s most forward-thinking minds explore the rise of “machines that think.”

Stephen Hawking recently made headlines by noting, “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” Others, conversely, have trumpeted a new age of “superintelligence” in which smart devices will exponentially extend human capacities. No longer just a matter of science-fiction fantasy (2001, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Her, etc.), it is time to seriously consider the reality of intelligent technology, many forms of which are already being integrated into our daily lives. In that spirit, John Brockman, publisher of Edge. org (“the world’s smartest website” – The Guardian), asked the world’s most influential scientists, philosophers, and artists one of today’s most consequential questions: What do you think about machines that think?

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PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateOct 6, 2015
ISBN9780062425669
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John Brockman

The publisher of the online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of Know This, This Idea Must Die, This Explains Everything, This Will Make You Smarter, and other volumes.

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    These books are getting lazier. I don't think any editorial oversight is happening here - anything that anyone can be bothered to write will be put into the book (including worthless 2 line smartass observations). The handful of insightful opinions are not worth dredging for through this miasma of mediocrity and cheap sound-bites from people many of who have no interest or expertise in the subject.
    This is the last book in this series I plan on reading, if the editor can't be bothered to curate the entries then what value is he bringing? One entry is about watching northern lights. The author doesn't even mention AI, she just gushes over how wonderful anticipation is. And huskies. Why is this in the book?! I'm done.

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