A penetrating guide to artificial intelligence: what it is, what it
does, and how it will change our lives
At a breathtaking pace, artificial intelligence is getting better and
faster at making complex decisions. AI can already identify malignant
tumors on CT scans, give legal advice, out-bluff the best poker players
in the world, and, with ever-increasing skill, drive our cars.
In Who's Afraid of AI?, award-winning author Thomas Ramge expertly
explains how machines are learning to learn, and he questions what
today's explosion of AI capability could mean for tomorrow:
- Is it ethical to allow robots--endlessly patient--to replace human
caregivers in providing comfort and companionship to the elderly?
- Since AI feeds on big data, can we prevent its misuse by corporations
or the government?
- Will AI ever be capable of runaway self-improvement? And if "the
singularity" does arrive, with AI's intelligence exponentially
outpacing our own, what will become of us when, in many ways, we're
obsolete?