ISBN:
9781936661657
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (289 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Singularity Rising : Surviving and Thriving in a Smarter, Richer, and More Dangerous World
DDC:
303.49
Keywords:
Artificial intelligence
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Intelligence levels
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
In Ray Kurzweil's New York Times bestseller The Singularity is Near, the futurist and entrepreneur describes the Singularity, a likely future utterly different than anything we can imagine. The Singularity is triggered by the tremendous growth of human and computing intelligence that is an almost inevitable outcome of Moore's Law. Since the book's publication, the coming of the Singularity is now eagerly anticipated by many of the leading thinkers in Silicon Valley, from PayPal mastermind Peter Thiel to Google co-founder Larry Page. The formation of the Singularity Universit
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Introduction; PART 1: Rise of the Robots; 1. Exponentially Improving Hardware; 2. Where Might the Software Come From?; 3. Unfriendly Al Terrifies Me; 4. A Friendly Explosion; 5. Military Death Race; 6. Businesses' AI Race; PART 2: We Become Smarter, Even Without AI; 7. What IQ Tells You; 8. Evolution and Past Intelligence Enhancements; 9. Increasing IQ Through Genetic Manipulation; 10. Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs; 11. Brain Training; 12. International Competition in Human-Intelligence Enhancements; PART 3: Economic Implications; 13. Making Us Obsolete?
Description / Table of Contents:
14. How Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs Might Impact the Economy15. Inequality Falling; 16. Preparing for the Singularity; 17. What Might Derail the Singularity?; 18. Singularity Watch; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Index
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