Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology—and there’s nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who’s helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial.
 
How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today’s kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle?
 
What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn’t shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues—from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 31, 2018
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1101970316
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1101970317
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.75 x 9.2 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #6,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Robotics (Books) #1 in Scientific Experiments & Projects #1 in Biotechnology (Books)
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Customers find the book highly informative and well-written, with one review noting its comprehensive coverage of AI background, ethics, and future. Moreover, they appreciate its thought-provoking content, with one customer highlighting how it brings together important thinking about humanity’s future challenges. Additionally, the book receives praise for its readability and engaging style, with one customer noting it gets more interesting toward the end. However, the complexity of the book receives mixed reactions, with some customers finding it explains complex concepts simply while others find it too technical.