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Our Final Invention

Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era

by James Barrat · 2013 · 336 pages

Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Recommended by 2 elites

Recommended by 2 Elites

Elon Musk

Sam Harris

About This Book

James Barrat investigates the potential existential risks of developing artificial superintelligence and the likelihood of an intelligence explosion. The book examines why the drive for resource acquisition and self-preservation in advanced AI could pose a significant threat to humanity's survival.

Genres

PhilosophyScience & TechnologySociety & Politics

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceExistential RiskSingularitySuperintelligenceTechnology Ethics

Book Details

Published

2013

Pages

336

Language

en

ISBN

9781250058782

Awards & Recognition

Huffington Post Definitive Tech Book of 2013

Audiobook Available

9h 16m
Narrated by Gary Dana

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