Superintelligence : paths, dangers, strategies / Nick Bostrom.

By:

Bostrom, Nick, 1973- [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.Edition: Reprinted with correctionsDescription: xvi, 415 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780198739838

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

006.301

Contents:

Past developments and present capabilities -- Paths of superintelligence -- Forms of superintelligence -- The kinetics of an intelligence explosion -- Decisive strategic advantage -- Cognitive superpowers -- The superintelligent will -- Is the default outcome doom? -- The control problem -- Oracles, genies, sovereigns, tools -- Multipolar scenarios -- Acquiring values -- Choosing the criteria for choosing -- The strategic picture -- Crunch time -- Afterword.

Summary: "If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, the fate of our species would depend on the actions of powerful AI. In this profoundly ambitious and original book, Nick Bostrom thoroughly examines what he calls the most essential problem of our time: can we solve the superintelligence control problem before it's too late?" -- Back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Course reserves
Reserve - Overnight loan	CYA Library Reserve	006.301 BOS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000011086		Tasis, Theofanis

Total holds: 0

With new afterward.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-406) and index.

"If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, the fate of our species would depend on the actions of powerful AI. In this profoundly ambitious and original book, Nick Bostrom thoroughly examines what he calls the most essential problem of our time: can we solve the superintelligence control problem before it's too late?" -- Back cover.