Artificial you : AI and the future of your mind / Susan Schneider
By: Schneider, Susan [author].
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 180 p : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691180144; 0691180148.Other title: AI and the future of your mind [Other title] | Artificial intelligence and the future of your mind [Other title].Subject(s): Artificial intelligence | Human-computer interaction | Transhumanism | Technological innovations -- ManagementGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Shelf | Q335 .S4113 2019 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000018329 |
Browsing Alfaisal University Shelves , Shelving location: On Shelf Close shelf browser
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| Q335 .R86 2021 Artificial intelligence : a modern approach / | Q335 .R86 2022 Artificial intelligence : a modern approach / | Q335 .S27 2019 Artificial intelligence : evolution, ethics and public policy / | Q335 .S4113 2019 Artificial you : AI and the future of your mind / | Q335 .S475 2023 Algorithms, humans, and interactions : how do algorithms interact with people? designing meaningful AI experiences / | Q335 .S56 2023 Algorithms for the people : democracy in the age of AI / | Q335 .V44 2021 Your wit is my command : building AIs with a sense of humor / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-171) and index
Introduction: your visit to the center for mind design -- ch. 1. The age of AI -- ch. 2. The problem of AI consciousness -- ch. 3. Consciousness engineering -- ch. 4. How to catch an AI zombie : testing for consciousness in machines -- ch. 5. Could you merge with AI? -- ch. 6. Getting a mindscan -- ch. 7. A universe of singularities -- ch. 8. Is your mind a software problem? -- Conclusions: the afterlife of the brain -- Appendix: Transhumanism
"Humans may not be Earth's most intelligent beings for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades. From there, it could quickly outpace human intelligence. What do these developments mean for the future of the mind? In Artificial You, Susan Schneider says that it is inevitable that AI will take intelligence in new directions, but urges that it is up to us to carve out a sensible path forward. As AI technology turns inward, reshaping the brain, as well as outward, potentially creating machine minds, it is crucial to beware. Homo sapiens, as mind designers, will be playing with "tools" they do not understand how to use: the self, the mind, and consciousness. Schneider argues that an insufficient grasp of the nature of these entities could undermine the use of AI and brain enhancement technology, bringing about the demise or suffering of conscious beings. To flourish, we must grasp the philosophical issues lying beneath the algorithms. At the heart of her exploration is a sober-minded discussion of what AI can truly achieve: Can robots really be conscious? Can we merge with AI, as tech leaders like Elon Musk and Ray Kurzweil suggest? Is the mind just a program? Examining these thorny issues, Schneider proposes ways we can test for machine consciousness, questions whether consciousness is an unavoidable byproduct of sophisticated intelligence, and considers the overall dangers of creating machine minds."--Provided by publisher