Beyond AI

Creating the Conscience of the Machine

J. Storrs Hall

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Prometheus
01 June 2013

Artificial intelligence; Sci-Fi Reference

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now advancing at such a rapid clip that it has the potential to transform our world in ways both exciting and disturbing. Computers have already been designed that are capable of driving cars, playing soccer, and finding and organising information on the Web in ways that no human could. With each new gain in processing power, will scientists soon be able to create supercomputers that can read a newspaper with understanding, or write a news story, or create novels, or even formulate laws. And if machine intelligence advances beyond human intelligence, will we need to start talking about a computer's intentions. These are some of the questions discussed by computer scientist J Storrs Hall in this fascinating layperson's guide to the latest developments in artificial intelligence. Drawing on a thirty-year career in artificial intelligence and computer science, Hall reviews the history of AI, discussing some of the major roadblocks that the field has recently overcome, and predicting the probable achievements in the near future. There is new excitement in the field over the amazing capabilities of the latest robots and renewed optimism that achieving human-level intelligence is a reachable goal. But what will this mean for society and the relations between technology and human beings? Soon ethical concerns will arise and programmers will need to begin thinking about the computer counterparts of moral codes and how ethical interactions between humans and their machines will eventually affect society as a whole. Weaving disparate threads together in an enlightening manner from cybernetics, computer science, psychology, philosophy of mind, neurophysiology, game theory, and economics, Hall provides an intriguing glimpse into the astonishing possibilities and dilemmas on the horizon.

By: J. Storrs Hall
Imprint: Prometheus
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 726g
ISBN: 9781591025115
ISBN 10: 1591025117
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Beyond AI: Creating the Conscience of the Machine

Taking us on an eloquent journey through an astonishingly diverse intellectual terrain, J. Storrs Hall's Beyond AI articulates an optimistic view - in both capability and impact - of the future of AI. This is a must read for anyone interested in the future of the human-machine civilization. RAY KURZWEIL, AI scientist, inventorAuthor of The Singularity Is Near An entertaining and very thought-provoking ramble through the wilds of AI. ERIC S. RAYMOND Hall argues that our future superintelligent friends in the mechanical kingdom may develop superior moral instincts. I'm almost convinced. I learned a lot from reading this book. You will too. ROBERT A. FREITAS JR.Author of The Legal Rights of Robots and Kinematic Self-Replicating Machines